Rethinking the Age of Reform: Britain 1780–1850 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521823943 ISBN 13 : 9780521823944

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

This book takes a look at the 'age of reform', from 1780 when reform became a common object of aspiration, to the 1830s - the era of the 'Reform Ministry' and of the Great Reform Act of 1832 - and beyond, when such aspirations were realized more frequently. It pays close attention to what contemporaries termed 'reform', identifying two strands, institutional and moral, which interacted in complex ways. Particular reforming initiatives singled out for attention include those targeting parliament, government, the law, the Church, medicine, slavery, regimens of self-care, opera, theatre, and art institutions, while later chapters situate British reform in its imperial and European contexts. An extended introduction provides a point of entry to the history and historiography of the period. The book will therefore stimulate fresh thinking about this formative period of British history.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Arthur Burns is Senior Lecturer in History, King's College London.

Joanna Innes is Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Somerville College, Oxford, and Lecturer in Modern History, University of Oxford.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521823943
• ISBN 13: 9780521823944
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 364
• Éditeur: Burns Arthur, Innes Joanna
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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