An Imperial State at War: Britain From 1689-1815
by Stone,Lawrence; Stone,LawrenceEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1993-12-28
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
John Brewer has tranformed the study of eighteenth century British history, and with his most recent book,The Sinews of Power,has challenged its most central concepts. Brewer puts forth a Britain forced to pay the costs of war in defense of a growing empire, with the power of the state increasing dramatically. As 'laissez faire' drops away, a stronger, more centralized and powerful Britian emerges. InAn Imperial State at War,edited by Lawrence Stone (himself a figure of controversy), the leading historians working on the eigteenth century put the Brewer thesis to the test. LikeThe Sinews of Poweritself, this is a major advance in the study of first period empire.
Author Biography
Lawrence Stone is Emeritus Professor of History at Princeton University.
Table of Contents
| Notes on contributors | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Sinews of Power and European State-Building Theory | p. 33 |
| The Eighteenth-Century British State: Contexts and issues | p. 52 |
| Society and the Economy in the Eighteenth Century | p. 72 |
| The Domestic Face of the Military-Fiscal State: Government and society in eighteenth-century Britain | p. 96 |
| Empire of Virtue: The imperial project and Hanoverian culture c. 1720-1785 | p. 128 |
| The Reach of the State, the Appeal of the Nation: Mass arming and political culture in the Napoleonic Wars | p. 165 |
| Maritime Strength and Atlantic Commerce: The uses of 'a grand marine empire' | p. 185 |
| Union, State and Empire: The Britain of 1707 in its European setting | p. 224 |
| The Provinces and the Empire: Scotland, the American colonies and the development of British provincial identity | p. 258 |
| Irish Resistance to Empire? 1641, 1690 and 1798 | p. 288 |
| The British Military-Fiscal State and Indigenous Resistance: India 1750-1820 | p. 322 |
| Index | p. 355 |
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