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English Society in the 18th Century: Second Edition

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A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.

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ISBN-13:	9780140138191
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/04/1990
Series:	Social Hist of Britain
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.82(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Roy Porter was, until his retirement, Professor in the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. He died in 2002.

Editorial Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Revised Edition
Conversion Tables
Introduction
1. Contrasts
2. The Social Order
3. Power, Politics and the Law
4. Keeping Life Going
5. Getting and Spending6. Having and Enjoying
7. Changing Experiences
8. Towards Industrial Society
9. Conclusion
Statistical Tables
Further Reading
Index

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