Eighteenth-century Britain : a very short introduction
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Eighteenth-century Britain : a very short introduction
(Very short introductions, 22)
Oxford University Press, 2000, c1984
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"Text first published in The Oxford illustrated history of Britain, 1984"--T.p. verso
Created due to the change of physical description
Bibliography: p. 103-106
"Chronology": p. 107-109
"Prime ministers 1721-89": p. 110
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted parliamentary reform.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Revolution and its repercussions
- 2. The rise of Robinocracy
- 3. Industry and idleness
- 4. The making of middle England
- 5. The politics of protest
- 6. Rebellion and reform
- Further reading
- Chronology
- Prime ministers 1721-89
- Index
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