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England's Rise to Greatness, 1660-1763
In 1660 England was already prosperous, free, civilized, and the possessor of the makings of an empire. In the century to follow, the island nation became the world's greatest power. This cohesive collection of essays on a wide range of topics illuminates important facets of the political histo...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Clark Library Professorship, UCLA Series.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- CONTRIBUTORS
- I. THE ENLIGHTENMENT CAME FIRST TO ENGLAND
- II. CRAWv. RAMSEY: NEW LIGHT ON AN OLD DEBATE
- III. POVERTY, PROTESTANTISM, AND POLITICAL ECONOMY: ENGLISH ATTITUDES TOWARD THE POOR, 1660-1800
- IV. THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION AS SPECTACLE: A NEW PERSPECTIVE
- V. BRITAIN AND VICTOR AMADEUS II: OR, THE USE AND ABUSE OF ALLIES
- VI. PARTY AND PATRONAGE IN LATER STUART ENGLAND
- VII. NEW LIGHT ON GEORGE I OF GREAT BRITAIN
- VIII. THE EXCISE AFFAIR REVISITED: THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLONIAL DIMENSIONS OF A PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS
- IX. THE CONDUCT OF THE SEVEN YEARS WAR
- X. THE NUMBER 45: A WILKITE POLITICAL SYMBOL