A Companion to Eighteenth-Century BritainH. T. Dickinson John Wiley & Sons, 2008 M04 15 - 592 pages This authoritative Companion introduces readers to the developments that lead to Britain becoming a great world power, the leading European imperial state, and, at the same time, the most economically and socially advanced, politically liberal and religiously tolerant nation in Europe.
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... Dickinson 9 The Crisis of the French Revolution Emma Vincent Macleod xi xv xix 19 30 40 55 69 81 97 112 Part II The Economy and Society 10 Manufacturing and Commerce A COMPANION TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN: Contents.
... Dickinson 9 The Crisis of the French Revolution Emma Vincent Macleod xi xv xix 19 30 40 55 69 81 97 112 Part II The Economy and Society 10 Manufacturing and Commerce A COMPANION TO EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN: Contents.
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H. T. Dickinson. Part II The Economy and Society 10 Manufacturing and Commerce John Rule 11 Agriculture and Rural Life Gordon Mingay 12 The Landed Elite Richard G. Wilson 13 The Middling Orders Nicholas Rogers 14 The Labouring Poor John ...
H. T. Dickinson. Part II The Economy and Society 10 Manufacturing and Commerce John Rule 11 Agriculture and Rural Life Gordon Mingay 12 The Landed Elite Richard G. Wilson 13 The Middling Orders Nicholas Rogers 14 The Labouring Poor John ...
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Contents
Part II The Economy and Society | 125 |
Part III Religion | 223 |
Part IV Culture | 281 |
Part V Union and Disunion in the British Isles | 367 |
Part VI Britain and the Wider World | 429 |
Bibliography | 499 |
Index | 516 |
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