Long Eighteenth Century British Political and Social History, 1688-1832

Name: Long Eighteenth Century British Political and Social History, 1688-1832
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ISBN: 9780340567517

ISBN-10: 0340567511

ISBN-13: 9780340567517

Edition: 1997

Authors: Frank O'Gorman

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The 'long eighteenth century' in British history, the period from 1688 to 1832, defies easy characterisation. to examine its political and social history is to be struck by the complexity of its values and practices. Some of its features - the growth of towns, the demand for political, social and humanitarian reform, and the establishment of parliamentary government - anticipate the concerns of later generations and impress us with their familiarity. The huge inequalities of wealth, on the other hand, the destitution of the masses, and the harsh treatment of children are ills made remote by their sheer intensity and scale. Acknowledging the complexities, this study identifies the key…

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List price: $49.50
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication date: 9/26/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Introduction


Britain in the later seventeenth century


The Glorious Revolution in Briain (1688-1714)


Whiggism supreme (1714-57)


The social foundations of the early Hanoverian regime (1714-57)


The political foundations of the early Hanoverian regime (1714-57)


What kind of regime?


Patriotism and empire (1756-89)


The Age of George III (1760-89)


The crisis of the Hanoverian regime (1789-1820)


State and church in later Hanoverian Britain


The social foundations of the later Hanoverian regime


The renewal of the regime (1820-32)


Conclusion