A Polite and Commercial People
A Polite and Commercial People
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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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A Polite and Commercial People by Paul Langford
Drawing on up-to-date research, this volume in The New Oxford History of England is the most authoritative and comprehensive general history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of the American colonies. Delving beneath the surface serenity of the age of elegance, Paul Langford reveals a world of simmering discontent in which evangelical enthusiasm clashed with scientific rationalism, aristocratic government with popular insubordination, industrial and imperial expansion with plebian poverty, and sentimentality with utilitarian reform.
..fascinating...carried through with great skill and clarity...the summaries of historical controversies are judicious and well-informed * Observer *
Provost of Lincoln College, Oxford
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192852533 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192852531 |
| Title | A Polite and Commercial People |
| Author | Paul Langford |
| Series | New Oxford History Of England |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1992-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 840 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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