Drawing on a large volume of research, this 1998 book considers sustained warfare as a powerful agent of change which transformed a wide range of institutions, structures, and processes in Britain between 1688 and 1815, a period when Britain was at war for much of the time. Stressing the positive as...

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1. Verfasser:	Bowen, H. V. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch Tagungsbericht E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1998
Schriftenreihe:	New studies in economic and social history 35
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1700-1800 Geschichte 1688-1815 Geschichte Social change / Great Britain / History Gesellschaft Krieg Großbritannien Great Britain / History, Military / 18th century Great Britain / Social conditions / 18th century
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Zusammenfassung:	Drawing on a large volume of research, this 1998 book considers sustained warfare as a powerful agent of change which transformed a wide range of institutions, structures, and processes in Britain between 1688 and 1815, a period when Britain was at war for much of the time. Stressing the positive as well as the negative, and the long term as well as the short term, the effects of war are brought to bear upon questions of central importance in the study of eighteenth-century British history. How effectively did the emerging state cope with the financial and logistical demands of war? How severe were the economic and social strains imposed upon the population at large, and how did they respond to the call to arms? What effect did war have upon the industrialising economy? A balanced overview is presented of Britain as a nation at war during an important phase of her development as an imperial, industrial and military power
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Beschreibung:	1 online resource (v, 100 pages)
ISBN:	9781139171144
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139171144