Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword iii
3. Preface iv
4. Contents vii
5. PART ONE: SOCIETY IN 1690
6. I. Law and Authority 3
7. II. The Town and the Economy 22
8. PART Two: LAND, 1690-1740
9. III. Proprietors 41
10. IV. Outlivers 54
11. V. New Plantations 73
12. VI. The Politics of Land 83
13. PART THREE: MONEY, 1710-1750
14. VII. New Traders 107
15. VIII. East versus West 122
16. IX. Covetousness 135
17. PART FOUR: CHURCHES, 169Q--I76S
18. X. Clerical Authority 147
19. XI. Dissent 164
20. XII. Awakening 183
21. XIII. The Church and Experimental Religion 196
22. XIV. Church and State 221
23. PART FIVE: POLITICS, 1740-1765
24. XV. New Lights in Politics 235
25. XVI. A New Social Order 267
26. Appendixes 291
27. Bibliographical Note 299
28. List of Works Cited 305
29. Index 335