| Lord Macaulay's History of England: Continuum Histories Contributor(s): Burrow, John (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1441133747 ISBN-13: 9781441133748 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 941.06 |
| LCCN: 2011381177 |
| Series: Continuum Histories |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England from the Accession of James II was his masterwork and one of the great enduring classics of English historical writing. This volume contains the celebrated third chapter, which inherently contributed to the development of social history by presenting a highly contextually relevant extensive survey of English society in the year 1685, in terms of such things as population, cities, classes, and tastes. Macaulay's approach to his subject, as John Burrow explains in his masterly introduction, was that of a definite advocate of progress. He saw many real achievements in British and World history as resulting from policies pursued by Whig political interest. |