| Description |
224 pages ; 19 cm |
| Series |
Pelican books ; A231 |
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Pelican history of England ; 7 |
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Pelican book ; A231
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Pelican history of England ; 7
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| Contents |
Part I Age of Walpole -- Structure of society, 1714-42 -- Trade and wealth, 1714-42 -- Science and culture of the Augustan age -- Local government and politics -- Professions -- Whitehall -- Rise of Sir Robert Walpole, 1715-22 -- Sir Robert Walpole, 1722-33 -- Sir Robert Walpole and the Patriots, 1733-42 -- Part II Age of Chatham -- Agrarian and industrial revolutions, 1742-84 -- Social consequences of the Industrial Revolution -- John Wesley and the road to salvation -- Arts and sciences of Dr. Johnson's world -- Chatham and the drive for empire -- George III and John Wilkes -- Loss of the American colonies -- Radicalism and reform, 1770-84 -- Part III Age of Pitt -- Course of the Industrial Revolution, 1784-1815 -- Reception of the French Revolution -- Art and science, 1784-1815 -- British in India -- Irish empire -- William Pitt and the national revival -- War at sea, 1793-1802 -- War on land, 1802-15 |
| Summary |
"Further reading list": p. [215]-218 |
| Analysis |
Great Britain -- History -- 18th century |
| Notes |
Cover subtitle (1955 printing): 1714-1815 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-218) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056808
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| LC no. |
67035444 |
| ISBN |
0140202315 |
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9780140202311 |
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