Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction
Paul Langfordhas been Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford, since 1996; Fellow, and Tutor in Modern History, Lincoln College, since 1970; Chairman and Chief Executive, Arts and Humanities Research Board, since 1998. His publications includeA Polite and Commercial People 1727-83(1989) andPublic Life and the Propertied Englishman 1689-1789(1991).