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Informationen zum Autor H. T. Dickinson is Richard Lodge Professor of British History at Edinburgh University. He is a former President of the Historical Association and a former Vice President of the Royal Historical Society. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Richmond. His numerous books include British Radicalism and the French Revolution 1789-1815 ( 1985), Caricatures and the Constitution 1760-1832 (1986) and The Politics of the People in Eighteenth-Century Britain (1995). He was also editor of the journal History from 1993 to 2000. Klappentext This authoritative Companion to eighteenth-century Britain includes essays by nearly forty experts from the UK, Europe, the United States and Canada. It introduces students, teachers and general readers to the developments that led to Britain becoming a great world power, the leading European imperial state, and, at the same time, the most economically and socially advanced, politically liberal and religiously tolerant nation in Europe. The volume examines political developments including the founding of the constitution and political system in 1688 and the development of the party political system. It describes economic and social developments in the towns and country which signalled the advent of 'modern' society and the cultural advances in the arts, philosophy and the press which greatly interested other European nations. The book also reminds readers that religion remained a powerful force and preoccupation throughout this period and covers the discussions over religious tolerance. There is also a section on the creation of the United Kingdom from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and the serious divisions that still remained. Finally, the book reveals how Britain became a world power, developing and then losing one empire in America but soon acquiring another in India. This Companion is based on recent research and clearly presents the current state of knowledge and interpretation, demonstrating why this period has recently attracted new scholarly initiatives and historical enquiries. Zusammenfassung * Shows how Britain became the leading European imperial state! and! at the same time! the most economically and socially advanced! politically liberal and religiously tolerant nation in Europe. * Covers political! social! cultural! economic and religious history. * Written by an international team of experts. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps x List of Contributors xi Introduction xv Maps xix Part I Politics and the Constitution 1 1 The British Constitution 3 H. T. Dickinson 2 The British State 19 Eckhart Hellmuth 3 Finance and Taxation 30 Patrick Karl O'Brien 4 Local Government and Local Society 40 David Eastwood 5 Parliament, Parties and Elections (1688-1760) 55 Brian Hill 6 Parliament, Parties and Elections (1760-1815) 69 Stephen M. Lee 7 The Jacobite Movement 81 Daniel Szechi 8 Popular Politics and Radical Ideas 97 H. T. Dickinson 9 The Crisis of the French Revolution 112 Emma Vincent Macleod Part II The Economy and Society 125 10 Manufacturing and Commerce 127 John Rule 11 Agriculture and Rural Life 141 Gordon Mingay 12 The Landed Elite 158 Richard G. Wilson 13 The Middling Orders 172 Nicholas Rogers 14 The Labouring Poor 183 John Rule 15 Urban Life and Culture 196 Peter Borsay 16 Women and the Family 209 John D. Ramsbottom Part III Religion 223 17 The Church of England 225 Jeremy Gregory 18 Religious Minorities in England 241 Colin Hayd...
