The Georgians : the deeds and misdeeds of 18th-century Britain / Penelope J. Corfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corfield, Penelope J., 1944- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--18th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century.

Social conditions.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 470 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2022.

Summary:

The Georgian era is often seen as a time of innovations. It saw the end of monarchical absolutism, global exploration and settlements overseas, the world's first industrial revolution, deep transformations in religious and cultural life, and Britain's role in the international trade in enslaved Africans. But how were these changes perceived by people at the time? And how do their viewpoints compare with attitudes today? In this wide-ranging history, Penelope J. Corfield explores every aspect of Georgian life-politics and empire, culture and society, love and violence, religion and science, industry and towns. People's responses at the time were often divided. Pessimists saw loss and decline, while optimists saw improvements and light. Out of such tensions came the Georgian culture of both experiment and resistance. Corfield emphasizes those elements of deep continuity that persisted even within major changes, and shows how new developments were challenged if their human consequences proved dire.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 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

pt. 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

pt. 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

pt. 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

pt. V The Georgians Viewed Long

17. Georgians in an Age of Experimentation

18. Georgians in an Age of Urbanisation

19. Georgian Deeds and Misdeeds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-451) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Corfield, P. J. Georgians.

ISBN:

9780300253573

0300253575

OCLC:

1261304854