The Penguin Social History of Britain: English Society in the Eighteenth Century

Roy Porter
The Penguin Social History of Britain: English Society in the Eighteenth Century



Издательство: Penguin Group
Жанр: Penguin Group

Качество: Хорошее
Страниц: 448
Формат: pdf, fb2, epub

In this boldly drawn portrait of 18th century England, Roy Porter defines a nation from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered run the gamut — diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.