War, state, and society in mid-eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland

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Label

War, state, and society in mid-eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland

Statement of responsibility

Stephen Conway

Creator

• Conway, Stephen, 1957-

Subject

• Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century
• Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th century
• Ireland -- History -- 18th century
• War and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
• War and society -- Ireland -- History -- 18th century
• Great Britain -- History, Military -- 18th century

Language

eng

Summary

The middle of the 18th century was a period of continuous warfare as Britain, and therefore Ireland, was involved in conflict with Spain and France. This text explores the impact of these wars and the consequences for the economy, society politics, religious divisions, and attitudes to empire

Dewey number

941.072

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Target audience

specialized