Eighteenth-Century Britain, 1688-1783

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK.

'Accessible, informative and clearly written.' - Professor Grayson Ditchfield, University of Kent, UK 'If there is one book to buy on the period, this is it.' - Archives 'Students will find this a valuable book, which deals with the big questions about the period while providing a wealth of detail.' - A.W. Purdue, Times Higher Education

• PrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionLife and DeathAgricultureIndustryTransport and TradeSocietyTownsFaith and the ChurchesEnlightenment and ScienceCulture and the ArtsAuthority, the State and AdministrationPolitical WorldsPoliticsContinental Comparisons and LinksThe Rise of a World PowerConclusionsSelected Further ReadingChronologyIndex.