A Polite and Commercial People: England, 1727-83 (New Oxford History of England) - Hardcover

Langford, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198228287 ISBN 13: 9780198228288

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1989

Synopsis

This is a general history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of America. The author demonstrates that, though conventionally seen as static and politically stable, the 18th century was an age of vitality and variety. While rapid commercial growth and bourgeois pretensions gave rise to the positive achievements of military success and imperial expansion, tensions and contradictions threatened this success. The author's aim is to demonstrate that the 18th century was strengthened and stretched by the changes to which it was subjected.

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Review:

...fascinating...carried through with great skill and clarity...the summaries of historical controversies are judicious and well-informed (Observer)

From the Back Cover:

It is the story of a transformation, or rather a series of transformations. Politeness and commerce were already hackneyed terms in the 1730s, and Blackstone's expression would still have seemed appropriate in the 1780s.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0198228287
• ISBN 13: 9780198228288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 822