Rethinking the Age of Reform Britain 1780-1850 |
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| Editor:
| Burns, Arthur
Innes, Joanna |
| Contribution by:
| Roper, Lyndal |
| Series title: | Past and Present Publications |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-82394-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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This book revisits Britain's much-studied 'age of reform', before and after the Great Reform Act of 1832, bringing together work by leading younger scholars. It shows that 'reformers' hoped to reform diverse institutions and practices - not only parliament, government, the law and the church but also, for example, medicine and the theatre. It focuses primarily on Britain, but also includes essays on Ireland, the Empire and continental Europe. A substantial introduction provides an...
More DescriptionThis book revisits Britain's much-studied 'age of reform', before and after the Great Reform Act of 1832, bringing together work by leading younger scholars. It shows that 'reformers' hoped to reform diverse institutions and practices - not only parliament, government, the law and the church but also, for example, medicine and the theatre. It focuses primarily on Britain, but also includes essays on Ireland, the Empire and continental Europe. A substantial introduction provides an overview of the period and of its historiography.