British Society 1680-1880: Dynamism, Containment and Change
by Richard Price
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Richard Price here offers a sweeping interpretation of modern British history. He challenges the dominant assumption that the nineteenth century marked the beginning of modern Britain. British Society argues on the contrary that nineteenth-century British society was the extension of an earlier era whose main themes first appeared in the late seventeenth century and which continued to shape the social, economic and political history of the country until the end of the nineteenth century. show more This book casts light on the main themes of economic, political and social history, and offers alternative interpretations on questions and issues that are central to the history of modern Britain. It follows in the great tradition of works such as Briggs's Age of Improvement, and Perkin's Origins of Modern English Society, and will be of enormous interest to all students and scholars of the period. show lessTags
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Richard Price is a professor and the Chair of the Department of History, University of Maryland, College Park
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- Important places
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Sociology, Economics
- DDC/MDS
- 306.0942 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Social history Europe England And Wales
- LCC
- HC254.5 .P92 — Social sciences Economic history and conditions Economic history and conditions By region or country
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- Languages
- English
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