Pincus, Steven C. A.

1688 : the first modern revolution / Steve Pincus. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009. - xiii, 647 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. - The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-617) and index.

The unmaking of a modern revolution -- Rethinking revolutions -- Going Dutch: the transformation of English society -- English politics at the accession of James II -- The ideology of Catholic modernity -- The practice of Catholic modernity -- Resistance to Catholic modernity -- Popular revolution -- Violent revolution -- Divisive revolution -- Revolution in foreign policy -- Revolution in political economy -- Revolution in the church -- Conclusion -- Assassination, association, and the consolidation of revolution -- Conclusion: the first modern revolution.

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Great Britain--History--Revolution of 1688.
Great Britain--History--Historiography.--Revolution of 1688
Great Britain--History--Social aspects.--Revolution of 1688

DA452 / .P53 2009

941.067 / PIN 2009