Author:
Brown, Richard, 1948-
ImprintLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2017.
Descriptionxiii, 571 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note:"Society and economy in modern Britain, 1700-1850, completes Richard Brown's two-part study of British history 1700-1850"--P. [i].
Note:Reprint. First published 1991 by Routledge.
Note:The nature of history -- Britain in the early eighteenth century -- Politics in the eighteenth century I -- Politics in the eighteenth century II -- The changing nature of religion 1700-1800 -- William Pitt and his legacy 1783-1812 -- The aristocratic elite and the political process: the Liverpool administration 1812-1827 -- The constitutional revolution 1827-32 -- The Whig reforms 1832-41 -- The Peel administration 1841-6 -- "Bread and blood": the nature of popular protest -- The radical response 1790-1835 -- Class politics?: chartism and the politics of pressure -- Church and chapel: religion under pressure -- The changing role of the state -- Policy abroad 1815-51 -- 1845-51: a mid-century crisis?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
