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

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The Sinews of Power

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

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First published in 1989. `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.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780415754927
ISBN10 0415754925
Number Of Pages 312
Item Weight 453 g
Publisher / Reseller Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format paperback
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`The book is a distinguished work - of importance not just to eighteenth-century specialists but also to students of governmental development generally. Though authoritative and historically sophisticated, it is written in a fluent and non technical manner that should reach a wide audience. It even has a first-rate index.' - American Historical Review

` ... a radical, but wholly convincing, reinterpretation of the Georgian state ... Brewer's elegant analysis shows how parliament itself, then as today, readily serves as a most effective engine for the centralisation of power.' - New Statesman and Society

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Author's Bio

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.

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