English Society, 1660-1832: Religion, Ideology and Politics during the Ancien Régime / Edition 2

by J. C. D. Clark

Overview

This 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521661805
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/16/2000
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	596
Product dimensions:	6.34(w) x 9.29(h) x 1.61(d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

"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

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