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The Sinews of Power: War, Money and the English State, 1688-1783

The Sinews of Power: War, Money and the English State, 1688-1783 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:John BrewerPublish date:1990-10-01Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674809307ISBN-10:674809300UPC:9780674809307Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Modern, International RelationsBook Topic:Great Britain, 18th CenturySize:9.28 x 6.19 x 0.89 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SC0D1ERW6T

This powerful interpretation of English history provides a completely new framework for understanding how Britain emerged in the eighteenth century as a major international power.

John Brewer's brilliant analysis makes clear that the drastic increase in Britain's military involvement (and success) in Europe and the expansion of her commercial and imperial interests would not have happened without a concurrent radical increase in taxation, along with a surge in deficit financing and the growth of a substantial public administration. Warfare and taxes reshaped the English economy, and at the heart of these dramatic changes lay an issue that is still very much with us today: the tension between a nation's aspirations to be a major power and fear of the domestic consequences of such an ambition--namely, the loss of liberty.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harvard University PressISBN-13:9780674809307ISBN-10:674809300UPC:9780674809307Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Modern, International RelationsBook Topic:Great Britain, 18th CenturySize:9.28 x 6.19 x 0.89 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SC0D1ERW6T
Brewer, John: - John Brewer is Director of the Center for Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Studies and Director of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Publisher: Harvard University Press

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