Langford, Paul, 1945-

Public life and the propertied Englishman, 1689-1798 [electronic resource] / Paul Langford. - Oxford : Clarendon, 1991. - 1 online resource (xiii, 608 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill., facsims. - The Ford lectures ; 1990 . - Ford lectures ; 1990. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A major reassessment of the place of the propertied class in 18th-century England, revealing a society in which the middle class increasingly enforced its social priorities, vested interests, and ideological preoccupations. The book should be of interest to students of politics and society.

9780191676574 (ebook) : No price


Middle class--Political activity--History--England--18th century.
Middle class--Political activity--History--England--17th century.


Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1689-1702.

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