/

Politics and the Nation Britain in the Mid-Eighteenth Century

Harris, Robert
Innbundet / 2002 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199246939
Publisert
2002
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
727 gr
Høyde
247 mm
Bredde
164 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
404

Forfatter
Harris, Robert

Politics and the Nation Britain in the Mid-Eighteenth Century

Harris, Robert
Innbundet / 2002 / Engelsk
Harris, Robert
Innbundet / 2002 / Engelsk
Nettpris:
2.528,-
Laveste pris siste 30 dager: 2.528,-
Ikke i salg
Klikk og hent

... this book contains what is best in the 'new British history' ... a lucid and consistently interesting book.

Eighteenth Century Ireland

Harris's greatest strength is his readiness to allow complexity and ambiguity ... Throughout, Harris makes excellent use of his extensive knowledge of the press ... a major contribution to an integrated view of the long eighteenth century.

English Historical Review

Whether read as a complete text or by individual chapters, the questions asked and the answers suggested in Mr Harris' study will provoke thought and lead to a deeper understanding of this period in our history.

Contemporary Review

The author presents a new picture of political life in mid-eighteenth century Britain, a period of history which is poorly understood. Written in a clear, accessible style, and drawing on much original material, this book argues that British politics and political culture in the mid eighteenth century have often been poorly understood through over-emphasis on 'stability'. Using a thematic approach, it reconstructs a political world in which vital issues continued to exercise the minds and emotions of those who made up the contemporary 'political nation', a group which included far more than the handful of politicans who competed for national political office. This is a book which interprets its subject broadly, and which seeks to tell the stories of politics in this period through the words and projects, hopes and fears, of contemporaries . It also represents an important contribution to the difficult, but important, project of writing the history of the British Isles. Development in Scotland and Ireland are given careful attention along with those of England.
Les mer
Written in a clear, accessible style, the author reconstructs a political world and culture very different from the images of stability with which the mid eighteenth century has often been associated.
Introduction ; 1. National Politics in mid 18th Century Britain ; 2. Virtue and Liberty:the mid century 'County interest' ; 3. Foreign Affairs ; 4. Scotland: Expunging the Memory of the '45 ; 5. Ireland ; 6. Trade and National Interest ; 7. Reviving the Nation's Morals ; 8. Reformation of Manners
Les mer

Relaterte produkter

... this book contains what is best in the 'new British history' ... a lucid and consistently interesting book.

Eighteenth Century Ireland

Harris's greatest strength is his readiness to allow complexity and ambiguity ... Throughout, Harris makes excellent use of his extensive knowledge of the press ... a major contribution to an integrated view of the long eighteenth century.

English Historical Review

Whether read as a complete text or by individual chapters, the questions asked and the answers suggested in Mr Harris' study will provoke thought and lead to a deeper understanding of this period in our history.

Contemporary Review

The author presents a new picture of political life in mid-eighteenth century Britain, a period of history which is poorly understood. Written in a clear, accessible style, and drawing on much original material, this book argues that British politics and political culture in the mid eighteenth century have often been poorly understood through over-emphasis on 'stability'. Using a thematic approach, it reconstructs a political world in which vital issues continued to exercise the minds and emotions of those who made up the contemporary 'political nation', a group which included far more than the handful of politicans who competed for national political office. This is a book which interprets its subject broadly, and which seeks to tell the stories of politics in this period through the words and projects, hopes and fears, of contemporaries . It also represents an important contribution to the difficult, but important, project of writing the history of the British Isles. Development in Scotland and Ireland are given careful attention along with those of England.
Les mer
Written in a clear, accessible style, the author reconstructs a political world and culture very different from the images of stability with which the mid eighteenth century has often been associated.
Introduction ; 1. National Politics in mid 18th Century Britain ; 2. Virtue and Liberty:the mid century 'County interest' ; 3. Foreign Affairs ; 4. Scotland: Expunging the Memory of the '45 ; 5. Ireland ; 6. Trade and National Interest ; 7. Reviving the Nation's Morals ; 8. Reformation of Manners
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199246939
Publisert
2002
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
727 gr
Høyde
247 mm
Bredde
164 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
404

Forfatter
Harris, Robert

Relaterte produkter