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Zusatztext A magnificent contribution Informationen zum Autor Boyd Hilton is Professor of Modern British History in the University of Cambridge and has been a Fellow of Trinity College since 1974. He has served as Senior Tutor, Dean, and Steward of the College. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy. Klappentext Boyd Hilton examines the changes in politics and society in the years 1783-1846, showing how the raffish and rakish style of eighteenth-century society, having reached a peak in the Regency, then succumbed to the new norms of respectability popularly known as 'Victorianism'. Zusammenfassung Boyd Hilton examines the changes in politics and society in the years 1783-1846, showing how the raffish and rakish style of eighteenth-century society, having reached a peak in the Regency, then succumbed to the new norms of respectability popularly known as 'Victorianism'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: England 1783-1846: An Overview 2: Politics in the Time of Pitt and Fox 1783-1807 3: Pitt and Plutocracy: The Social and Psychological Foundations 4: Politics in the Time of Liverpool and Canning 1807-1827 5: Ruling Ideologies 6: The Crisis of the Old Order 1827-1832 7: Contesting Mechanical Philosophy 8: Politics in the Time of Melbourne and Peel 1833-1846 9: The Condition and Reconditioning of England 10: Afterwards: 'There are no barbarians any longer.' Bibliography Index 1: England 1783-1846: An Overview 2: Politics in the Time of Pitt and Fox 1783-1807 3: Pitt and Plutocracy: The Social and Psychological Foundations 4: Politics in the Time of Liverpool and Canning 1807-1827 5: Ruling Ideologies 6: The Crisis of the Old Order 1827-1832 7: Contesting Mechanical Philosophy 8: Politics in the Time of Melbourne and Peel 1833-1846 9: The Condition and Reconditioning of England 10: Afterwards: 'There are no barbarians any longer.' Bibliography Index 1: England 1783-1846: An Overview 2: Politics in the Time of Pitt and Fox 1783-1807 3: Pitt and Plutocracy: The Social and Psychological Foundations 4: Politics in the Time of Liverpool and Canning 1807-1827 5: Ruling Ideologies 6: The Crisis of the Old Order 1827-1832 7: Contesting Mechanical Philosophy 8: Politics in the Time of Melbourne and Peel 1833-1846 9: The Condition and Reconditioning of England 10: Afterwards: 'There are no barbarians any longer.' Bibliography Index ...
