War and British society, 1688-1815
Drawing on a large volume of research, this 1998 book considers sustained warfare as a powerful agent of change which transformed a wide range of institutions, structures, and processes in Britain between 1688 and 1815, a period when Britain was at war for much of the time. Stressing the positive as...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
1998.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
New studies in economic and social history. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39794660*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Eighteenth-century warfare: the British experience
- 3. Taking the strain: state and society
- 4. A nation in arms: the armed forces and British society
- 5. The wartime economy.
