The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Eighteenth Century
John Stevenson author Jeremy Gregory author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:16th May '07
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Enormously rich and wide-ranging, The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Eighteenth Century brings together, in one handy reference, a wide range of essential information on the major aspects of eighteenth century British history.
The information included is chronological, statistical, tabular and bibliographical, and the book begins with the eighteenth century political system before going on to cover foreign affairs and the empire, the major military and naval campaigns, law and order, religion, economic and financial advances, and social and cultural history.
Key features of this user-friendly volume include:
- wide-ranging political chronologies
- major wars and rebellions
- key treaties and their terms
- chronologies of religious events
- approximately 500 biographies of leading figures
- essential data on population, output and trade
- a detailed glossary of terms
- a comprehensive cultural and intellectual chronology set out in tabular form
- a uniquely detailed and comprehensive topic bibliography.
All those studying or teaching eighteenth century British history will find this concise volume an indispensable resource for use and reference.
'Students are dicovering that this period was a vibrant and important era in British history and their mastery of the period will be greatly helped by this excellent reference work.' - Contemporary Review
'The thoroughly-researched information provided by this work is comprehensive and well-signposted through the clease and very well arranged table of contents and index'-- Reference Reviews
'thi sis an exemplary work, with specialist, detailed, difficult to find information presented in an easily locatable and accessible fashion. Certainly, this is a very useful reference work for any student and scolar of eighteenth-century British history.' -- Reference Reviews
'Students are dicovering that this period was a vibrant and important era in British history and their mastery of the period will be greatly helped by this excellent reference work.' - Contemporary Review
ISBN: 9780415378826
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1110g
512 pages