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The Georgians : the deeds and misdeeds of 18th-century Britain
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Title
The Georgians : the deeds and misdeeds of 18th-century Britain / Penelope J. Corfield.
ISBN
0300265069
9780300265064
9780300253573
0300253575
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 470 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
In English.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 09, 2022).
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Summary
A comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with our attitudes today.
Variant and related titles
EBSCOhost eBook collection, Yale University Press.
Other formats
Print version: Corfield, P. J. Georgians. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 14, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Frontmatter
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
Preface
Part I The Georgians Debating an Age of Change
1 Introducing the Georgians
2 Locating the Georgians at Home and Abroad
3 Georgian Voices of Gloom
4 Georgian Voices of Optimism
Part II The Georgians Experiencing Change in Daily Life
5 Sharing Family Lives between Private and Public Worlds
6 Exploring Sexualities
7 Gaining Literacy and Numeracy
8 Redefining Religion and Irreligion
Part III The Georgians Ruling and Resisting
9 Negotiating Political Power 'Indoors'
10 Participating in Public Life 'Out of Doors'
11 Seeking Social Solutions at Home
12 Encountering the World and Its People
Part IV The Georgians in Social Ferment
13 Aristocrats, Plutocrats and Cross-Class Gentlemen
14 Middlocrats
15 The Advent of the Workers
16 The Allure of Celebrities and Meritocrats
Part V The Georgians Viewed Long
17 Georgians in an Age of Experimentation
18 Georgians in an Age of Urbanisation
19 Georgian Deeds and Misdeeds
Calendar of Georgian Commemorations
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Index
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