a useful book, the modesty of which tends to veil the prodigious learning which it condenses.'___ The Times Literary Supplement .

Stress and stability in late eighteenth-century Britain: Reflections on the British avoidance of revolution (Ford lectures)

Christie, Ian R.

Oxford University Press

Ian Christie here discusses the factors that influenced the widespread acceptance of the existing social and governmental structures in the face of much pressure for revolutionary change in 18th-century Europe. He points to the distribution of wealth among the lower and middle class, the growth of industry, social support offered by the poor law, and the success of self-help organizations as rays of social cohesion that counterbalanced stress with stability and fostered resistance to the winds of anarchy.

Stress and Stability in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain: Reflections on the British Avoidance of Revolution: The Ford Lectures 1984

History

Americas

<p>In the eighteenth century the considerable degree of social mobility in British society, especially between the upper and middling ranks, was arguably one of the important factors contributing to political and social stability. The extent of that mobility among the members of the nation's legislature was particularly important in this regard. In the first detailed analysis of its kind, Ian R. Christie examines how far the House of Commons reflected and was itself affected by such social mobility. Enquiry is directed at the growth in number of `non-élite' members of parliament; men without land. This is a fascinating study which every historian of 18th-century Britain will want to read.</p>

British "non-élite" MPs, 1715-1820

Europe

End of Norths Ministry, 1780-82

MacmillanSt. Martin's Press

Empire or Independence, 1760-1776: A British-American

Laraber, Benjamin W.

W W Norton & Co (Sd)

Empire or ndependence, 1760-1776: A British-American dialogue on the coming of the American Revolution

Norton

Myth and Reality In Late Eighteenth Century British Politics

University of California Press

<p>This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1970.</p>

Wars and Revolutions: Britain, 1760-1815 (New History of England)

Harvard Univ Pr

Wars and Revolutions Britain 1815

Routledge

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