War, state, and society in mid-eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland
By: Stephen Conway.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; OUP Oxford
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Great Britain -- History, Military -- 18th century; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century; Ireland -- History -- 18th century
Other titles: War, state, and society in mid-18th century Britain and Ireland
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: World-wide war and home defence; title: War and the state; title: The growth of the armed forces; title: War and the economy; title: War and society; title: War and politics; title: War and religion; title: War and the nation; title: War, empire, and the loss of America; title: The view from the grassroots; title: Comparisons historical and geographical.