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UNINA9910454459903321 |
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Titolo |
Britain in the first age of party : 1680-1750 : essays presented to Geoffrey Holmes / / edited by Clyve Jones |
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London ; ; Ronceverte, WV, U.S.A : , : Hambledon Press, , 1987 |
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ISBN |
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1-4725-9966-7 |
1-282-02440-X |
9786612024405 |
0-8264-3746-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Great Britain Politics and government 1660-1714 |
Great Britain Politics and government 1714-1760 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Bibliography of Geoffrey Homes: pages xv-xix. |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Religion and royal succession -- Eveline Cruickshanks -- The electorate in the first age of party -- W.A. Speck -- The precursors of political radicalism in Augustan Britain -- H.T. Dickinson -- The House of Lords and the growth of Parliamentary stability -- Clyve Jones -- The development of the political process -- J.A. Downie -- Popular culture and popular politics -- Michael Mullett -- Local government -- Lionel Glassey -- Party in a civic context -- Henry Horwitz -- Urban development in the age of Defoe -- Peter Borsay -- The Anglican clergy of northern England -- Eric J. Evans -- John Bull's other kingdoms -- Daniel Szechi and David Hayton. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The 70 years of late Stuart and early Hanoverian Britain following 1680 were a crucial period in British politics and society, seeing the growth both of political parties and of stability. This collection of original essays provides a coherent account of Britain in the 'First Age of Party'"--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
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