War, state, and society in mid-eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland / Stephen Conway

Author:: Conway, Stephen, 1957-
Additional Titles:: War, state, and society in mid-18th-century Britain and Ireland
Published:: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Physical Description:: vi, 346 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Introduction -- World-wide war and home defence -- War and the state -- The growth of the armed forces -- War and the economy -- War and society -- War and politics -- War and religion -- War and the nation -- War, empire, and the loss of America -- The view from the grassroots -- Comparisons historical and geographical.

Subject(s):

Great Britain—History, Military—18th century
Great Britain—Politics and government—18th century
Great Britain—Social conditions—18th century
Ireland—History—18th century

ISBN:

0199253757 (alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-333) and index.

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