Polite and Commercial People - England 1727-1783

Zusatztext ...fascinating...carried through with great skill and clarity...the summaries of historical controversies are judicious and well-informed Informationen zum Autor Provost of Lincoln College, Oxford Klappentext It is the story of a transformation! or rather a series of transformations. Politeness and commerce were already hackneyed terms in the 1730s! and Blackstone's expression would still have seemed appropriate in the 1780s. Zusammenfassung Drawing on research, this volume covers the history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of the American colonies. It reveals simmering discontent in which evangelical enthusiasm clashed with scientific rationalism, aristocratic government with popular insubordination, industrial and imperial expansion with plebian poverty.

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• Autori: Paul Langford, Paul (Professor of Modern History Langford, Langford Paul, Paul Langord
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.03.1992
• EAN: 9780192852533
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285253-3
• Pagine: 840
• Serie: New Oxford History of England; New Oxford History of England
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Letture / interpretazioni / ausili per la lettura > Inglese; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), 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, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800