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The Georgians : The Deeds and Misdeeds of 18th-Century Britain /
A comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with our attitudes today. The Georgian era is often seen as a time of innovations. It saw the end of monarchical absolutism, global exploration and settlements overseas, the world...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven, CT :
Yale University Press,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Part I The Georgians Debating an Age of Change
- 1 Introducing the Georgians
- 2 Locating the Georgians at Home and Abroad
- 3 Georgian Voices of Gloom
- 4 Georgian Voices of Optimism
- Part II The Georgians Experiencing Change in Daily Life
- 5 Sharing Family Lives between Private and Public Worlds
- 6 Exploring Sexualities
- 7 Gaining Literacy and Numeracy
- 8 Redefining Religion and Irreligion
- Part III The Georgians Ruling and Resisting
- 9 Negotiating Political Power 'Indoors'
- 10 Participating in Public Life 'Out of Doors'
- 11 Seeking Social Solutions at Home
- 12 Encountering the World and Its People
- Part IV The Georgians in Social Ferment
- 13 Aristocrats, Plutocrats and Cross-Class Gentlemen
- 14 Middlocrats
- 15 The Advent of the Workers
- 16 The Allure of Celebrities and Meritocrats
- Part V The Georgians Viewed Long
- 17 Georgians in an Age of Experimentation
- 18 Georgians in an Age of Urbanisation
- 19 Georgian Deeds and Misdeeds
- Calendar of Georgian Commemorations
- Endnotes
- Select Bibliography
- Index