English Society, 16601832
Subtitle: Religion, Ideology and Politics during the Ancien Régime
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 28, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 592
ISBN-13: 9780521661805
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Political science & theory; Western Europe - General; History; Great Britain - History; History - General History; Politics and government; History: World; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; Political Process - General; Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-; Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1714; History / Great Britain; History : Europe - Great Britain - General; History : Western Europe - General; Political Science / Practical Politics; 18th century; 1660-1714; 1800-1837; Great Britain
First sentence: In the histories of many societies, one great episode stands proxy for the rest: 1776 in the United States, 1789 in France, 1917 in Russia.