John Brewer

The Sinews of Power

War, Money and the English State 1688-1783

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book is a distinguished work - of importance to students of governmental development generally. It is written in a fluent, non-technical manner that should reach a wide audience.' American Historical Review

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780044452928
• ISBN-10: 0044452926
• Artikelnr.: 26623903

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I 1. Before the Revolution: The English State in the
Medieval and Early Modern Eras PART II 2. Patterns of Military Effort 3.
Civil Administration: The Central Offices of Government 4. Money, Money,
Money: The Growth in Debts and Taxes PART III 5. The Paradoxes of State
Power PART IV 6. The Parameters of War 7. War and Taxes PART V 8. The
Politics of Information: Public Knowledge and Private Interest Conclusion
Notes Index