Idea of Progress in Eighteenth-Century Britain

The idea of progress stood at the very center of the intellectual world of eighteenth-century Britain, closely linked to every major facet of the British Enlightenment as well as to the economic revolutions of the period. Drawing on hundreds of eighteenth-century books and pamphlets, David Spadafora here provides the most extensive discussion ever written of this prevailing sense of historical optimism.

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• Authors: David Spadafora, Spadafora David
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.1990
• EAN: 9780300046717
• ISBN: 978-0-300-04671-7
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Yale Historical Publications Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599