English Society, 1660–1832
English Society, 1660–1832
$68.00
USDThis classic work of recent historiography broke the hold of the "old guard" on this key period of English history. It has now been extensively rewritten, and in its updated form reinforces its arguments with new evidence and addresses some of the historical preoccupations of the past fifteen years.
- An extensively revised version of one of the classic books of modern historiography, first published in 1985 to resounding critical admiration
- The only work available which covers such a lengthy period and which openly rejects Marxist/reductionist/Whig-Liberal interpretations of English history
- The first and still unique book to systematically reintegrate religious history into secular areas of English history
Reviews & endorsements
"It will force a revision of most of our accepted ideas on the eighteenth century." John Kenyon
"...so thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded that it borders on being a new book. ...In addition to deleting significant blocks of material and adding much new material, Clark rearranges and carefully edits the shared material. He seems to have reconsidered every sentence, maybe even every phrase, from the first edition. Moreover, he has thoroughly considered and integrated into his text much secondary literature written since 1985 and additional primary sources as well. ...The argumentation, though less aggressive than in the earlier edition, remains brilliant." Anglican and Episcopal History
"...as bold, as brave, as exciting a book as I have read on the eighteenth century this decade. It breaks the mode of Hanoverian politics." John Morrill
Product details
March 2000Paperback
9780521666275
596 pages
229 × 152 × 34 mm
0.86kg
9 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction: the nature of the Old Order
- 1. From restoration to reconciliation, 1660–1760
- 2. The social and ideological premises of the old order
- 3. National identity: the matrix of Church and State
- 4. Before radicalism: the religious origins of disaffection, 1688–1800
- 5. The old order on the eve of its demise: slow erosion
- 6. The end of the Protestant constitution, 1800–1832: sudden collapse.
