Research Catalog

Title

Britain and the seventy years war, 1744-1815 : enlightenment, revolution and empire / Anthony Page.

Author

Page, Anthony, 1969-

Publication

London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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Description

xii, 282 pages : maps; 23 cm.

Summary

Eighteenth-century Britons were frequently anxious about the threat of invasion, military weakness, possible financial collapse and potential revolution. Anthony Page argues that between 1744 and 1815, Britain fought a 'Seventy Years War' with France. This invaluable study: - argues for a new periodization of eighteenth-century British history, and explains the politics and course of Anglo-French war - explores Britain's 'fiscal-naval' state and its role in the expansion of empire and industrial revolution - highlights links between war, Enlightenment and the evolution of modern British culture and politics. Synthesizing recent research on political, military, economic, social and cultural history, Page demonstrates how Anglo-French war influenced the revolutionary era and helped to shape the first age of global imperialism.

Series Statement

British history in perspective

Uniform Title

British history in perspective.

Subject

• 1700-1837
• War and society > Great Britain > History
• Great Britain > History > 1714-1837
• Great Britain > History, Military > 18th century
• Great Britain > History, Military > 1789-1820

Genre/Form

• History
• Military history

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Chapter 1. The seventy years war -- Chapter 2. The fiscal-naval state -- Chapter 3. Britain's armed forces -- Chapter 4. Enlightenment, evangelicalism and war -- Chapter 5. War and politics -- Conclusion.

ISBN

• 9780230577695
• 0230577695
• 9780230577701
• 0230577709

LCCN

^^2014037836

OCLC

• 890178329
• SCSB-12654874

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library