History : Great Britain

Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this Companion provides a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth century in British history.:.; Comprizes original contributions by leading scholars of seventeenth-century British history.; Gives a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth century.; Provides a critical reference to historical debates about Stuart Britain.; Offers new insights into the major political, religious and economic changes that occurred during this period.; Sets out issues currently of interest to historians.; Includes bibliographical guidance for students and general readers. more...

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The Blackwell Companion to Tudor Britain' provides an authoritative overview of scholarly debates about this period, focusing on the whole of the British Isles. more...

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This Concise Companion presents fresh perspectives on eighteenth-century literature.:.; Contributes to current debates in the field on subjects such as the public sphere, travel and exploration, scientific rhetoric, gender and the book trade, and historical versus literary perceptions of life on London streets.; Searches out connections between the remarkable number of new genres that appeared in the eighteenth century.; Crosses conventional disciplinary lines.; Demonstrates that philosophy, history, politics and social theory both influence and are influenced by literature. more...

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The Labour Government's proposals for reform of the UK's internal constitutional arrangements promise the most wide-ranging and substantial overhaul of the constitution this century. Their plans,which include devolution for Scotland and Wales, incorporation of the ECHR, a Freedom of Information Bill and reform of both houses of Parliament are already far progressed, but critical choices have still to be made. Against this background, and in view of these historical events, the Directors of the Centre for Public Law at the University of Cambridge recently organised a major conference to discuss the legal and practical implications of the proposed reforms. Speakers at the conference included leading academics, barristers, solicitors, judges and politicians. The results, which are reproduced in this volume of conference proceedings, will be essential reading for all those interested in constitutional reform and in British political history. more...

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This is a detailed study of the material lives of the middle-classes in the pre-industrial era, a period which saw considerable growth in consumption. Weatherill has brought her research in her very important study completely up-to-date. more...

Price: $42.95