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The Georgians
The Deeds and Misdeeds of 18th-Century Britain
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English
Published/Copyright:
2022
About this book
A comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with our attitudes today
Author / Editor information
Penelope J. Corfield is professor of history at Royal Holloway, London University; president of the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies; and an optimist. Her books include Time and the Shape of History and Power and the Professions in Britain 1700–1850.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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List of Illustrations
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Preface
xi - Part I The Georgians Debating an Age of Change
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1 Introducing the Georgians
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2 Locating the Georgians at Home and Abroad
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3 Georgian Voices of Gloom
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4 Georgian Voices of Optimism
56 - Part II The Georgians Experiencing Change in Daily Life
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5 Sharing Family Lives between Private and Public Worlds
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6 Exploring Sexualities
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7 Gaining Literacy and Numeracy
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8 Redefining Religion and Irreligion
133 - Part III The Georgians Ruling and Resisting
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9 Negotiating Political Power ‘Indoors’
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10 Participating in Public Life ‘Out of Doors’
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11 Seeking Social Solutions at Home
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12 Encountering the World and Its People
221 - Part IV The Georgians in Social Ferment
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13 Aristocrats, Plutocrats and Cross-Class Gentlemen
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14 Middlocrats
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15 The Advent of the Workers
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16 The Allure of Celebrities and Meritocrats
308 - Part V The Georgians Viewed Long
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17 Georgians in an Age of Experimentation
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18 Georgians in an Age of Urbanisation
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19 Georgian Deeds and Misdeeds
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Calendar of Georgian Commemorations
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Endnotes
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Select Bibliography
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Index
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
February 8, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9780300265064
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
480
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40 color illus.
