Roy Porter

The Penguin Social History of Britain (eBook, ePUB)

English Society in the Eighteenth Century

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780141926476
• Artikelnr.: 38129123

Autorenporträt

Roy Porter

Inhaltsangabe

Editorial Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Revised Edition
Conversion Tables
Introduction
1. Contrasts
2. The Social Order
3. Power, Politics and the Law
4. Keeping Life Going
5. Getting and Spending6. Having and Enjoying
7. Changing Experiences
8. Towards Industrial Society
9. Conclusion
Statistical Tables
Further Reading
Index