Eighteenth-Century Britain, 1688-1783

ISBN-13: 9780230537491 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 328 str.

Jeremy Black; Jeremy Black

Opis

Jeremy Black sets the politics of eighteenth century Britain into the fascinating context of social, economic, cultural, religious and scientific developments. The second edition of this successful text by a leading authority in the field has now been updated and expanded to incorporate the latest research and scholarship.

Spis treści

Preface.- Abbreviations.- Introduction.- Life and Death.- Agriculture.- Industry.- Transport and Trade.- Society.- Towns.- Faith and the Churches.- Enlightenment and Science.- Culture and the Arts.- Authority, the State and Administration.- Political Worlds.- Politics.- Continental Comparisons and Links.- The Rise of a World Power.- Conclusions.- Selected Further Reading.- Chronology.- Index.

O autorze

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK.