Name: An Imperial State at War
ISBN: 9780415061421

Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy History / Modern / 18th Century
Good for readers interested in military
Good for fans of History

What You Get

Themes: Military.
Reading lane: Modern and Europe.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis.

About This Book

The study of eighteenth century history has been transformed by the writings of John Brewer, and most recently, with The Sinews of Power , he challenged the central concepts of British history. Brewer argues that the power of the British state increased dramatically when it was forced to pay the costs of war in defence of her growing empire. In An Imperial State at War , edited by Lawrence Stone (himself no stranger to controversy), the leading historians of the eighteenth c...

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The study of eighteenth century history has been transformed by the writings of John Brewer, and most recently, with The Sinews of Power , he challenged the central concepts of British history. Brewer argues that the power of the British state increased dramatically when it was forced to pay the costs of war in defence of her growing empire. In An Imperial State at War , edited by Lawrence Stone (himself no stranger to controversy), the leading historians of the eighteenth century put the Brewer thesis under the spotlight. Like the Sinews of Power itself, this is a major advance in the study of Britain's first empire.