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The Eighteenth Century: 1688-1815

Paul Langford - History - 2002 - 302 pages
This volume takes a thematic approach to the history of the eighteenth century in the British Isles, covering such issues as domestic politics (including popular political ...
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Radicalism in British Literary Culture, 1650-1830: From Revolution to Revolution

Timothy Morton, Nigel Smith - Literary Criticism - 2009 - 297 pages
Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) In this volume of interdisciplinary essays, leading scholars examine the radical tradition in British literary culture from the ...
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Romanticism

Sharon Ruston - Literary Criticism - 2007 - 172 pages
Introductions to British Literature and Culture provide practical guides to key literary periods. Guides in the series help to orientate students as they begin a new module or ...
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Britain in the Age of the French Revolution: 1785 - 1820

Jennifer Mori - History - 2014 - 270 pages
This new survey looks at the impact in Britain of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic aftermath, across all levels of British society. Jennifer Mori provides a clear and ...
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The Idea of Poverty: England in the Early Industrial Age

Gertrude Himmelfarb - History - 1984 - 632 pages
Discusses the views of great thinkers from 1750 to 1850--including Adam Smith, Thomas Carlyle, Thomas Paine, Edmund Burke, Charles Dickens, Benjamin Disraeli, and Friedrich ...
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Imperial Island: A History of Britain and Its Empire, 1660-1837

Paul Kléber Monod - History - 2009 - 469 pages
Imperial Island: A History of Britain and its Empire, 1660-1837 is a comprehensive account of Great Britain's imperial path from the Stuart Restoration of 1660 to its emergence ...
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Britain before the Reform Act: Politics and Society 1815-1832

Eric. J Evans - History - 2014 - 208 pages
In the years1815-1832, Britain came close to revolution. Fewer than twenty years separate the Battle of Waterloo from the passing of the ‘Great’ Reform Act but during this ...
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Albion Ascendant: English History, 1660-1815

Wilfrid R. Prest - England - 1998 - 392 pages
Between the restoration of Charles II and the battle of Waterloo, England gradually emerged as the core nation of the most formidable superpower the world had yet seen. Wilfrid ...
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