{"product_id":"an-imperial-state-at-war-britain-from-16891815-9780415513296","title":"An Imperial State at War Britain From 16891815","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study of eighteenth century history has been transformed by the writings of John Brewer, and most recently, with \u003cem\u003eThe Sinews of Power\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cem\u003eAn Imperial State at War\u003c\/em\u003e, 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\u003cem\u003e Sinews of Power\u003c\/em\u003e itself, this is a major advance in the study of Britain''s first empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e`... marvellous volume. ... This volume, however, is far more than a set of papers on the `fiscal-military state'. It is a guide to the recent thought about the pattern and structure of the British state and the British empire in jthe eighteenth century. Its importance can scarcely be exaggerated.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eC.A. Bayly, \u003cem\u003eCambridge University\u003c\/em\u003e; Thomas Ertman, \u003cem\u003eHarvard University\u003c\/em\u003e; John Brewer, \u003cem\u003eUCLA\u003c\/em\u003e; John Robertson, \u003cem\u003eOxford University\u003c\/em\u003e; Daniel Baugh, \u003cem\u003eCornell University\u003c\/em\u003e; E.A. Wrigley, \u003cem\u003eCambridge University\u003c\/em\u003e; Joanna Innes, \u003cem\u003eOxford University\u003c\/em\u003e; Kathleen Wilson, \u003cem\u003eSUNY, New York\u003c\/em\u003e; Linda Colley, \u003cem\u003eYale University\u003c\/em\u003e; Ned C. Landsman, \u003cem\u003eSUNY, New York\u003c\/em\u003e; Nicholas Canny, \u003cem\u003eUniversity College, Galway\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767519543639,"sku":"9780415513296","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415513296.jpg?v=1758713608","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-imperial-state-at-war-britain-from-16891815-9780415513296","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}