Books by J. A. W. Gunn

Scholarly understanding of the notion of public opinion in France has suffered, and suffers still, from some serious misconceptions. A second misreading of political language ignores the fact that in the French usage of this period, public opinion divided was no public opinion at all;

Examines the concept of public interest against the background of English politics from the Civil War to the coming of the Hanoverians. This title also examines both abstract philosophies and the issues of the day as recorded in press, pulpit and law courts.