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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Page, Anthony, 1969-

Series:

British history in perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and society.

History.

Great Britain--History--1714-1837.

Great Britain.

War and society--Great Britain--History.

Great Britain--History, Military--18th century.

History, Military.

Great Britain--History, Military--1789-1820.

Physical Description:

xii, 282 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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. A 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

The seventy years war

Fiscal-naval state

Britain's armed forces

Enlightenment & evangelicalism

War & politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230577701

0230577709

OCLC:

890178329