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The professions in early modern England, 1450-1800 : servants of the commonweal / Rosemary O'Day.
LIBRA - Furness Storage HT690.G7 O33 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Day, Rosemary.
- Series:
- Themes in British social history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Professions--England--History.
- Professions.
- History.
- England--Social conditions--16th century.
- England.
- Social conditions.
- England--Social conditions--17th century.
- England--Social conditions--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 328 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Harlow : Longman, 2000.
- Summary:
- "The Professions in Early Modern England, 1450-1800" looks at the growth of a professional working class from the Tudor period to the early nineteenth century, a working class vital in the development of a recognizably modern world. Examines the differences between the 'lettered' and the leisured classes and explores the lives of lawyers, politicians, physicians, teachers and clerics. Those interested in British or social history. Hardcover - 0-582-29265-4 $ 84.95 y
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0582292654
- 0582292646
- OCLC:
- 44562756
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