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British Politics in the Age of Anne (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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British Politics in the Age of Anne (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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"British Politics in the Age of Anne "is a book that anyone with an
interest in the period will wish to possess: completely
authoritative, yet as attractive to the student and the general
reader as to the specialist. The author has both revised the text
and written a substantial new introduction to this edition.
Geoffrey Holmes reveals how little the structure and contents of
politics under Queen Anne had in common with the connexion-ridden
scene of the mid-eighteenth century, as portrayed by Namier. He
depicts a period of fierce and genuine party conflict, in which
society at many levels was divided by great issues of principle and
policy. Through frequent and hotly-contested elections and long
parliamentary campaigns both Whigs and Tories enjoyed triumphs and
suffered disasters. And while struggling against one another, each
had to contend with internal factions and pressure-groups, the
divisive thrust of personal ambitions and the hostility of the
queen to single party rule.
British politics in the Age of Anne is more than a major work of
analysis and a historiographical landmark. By liberal use of
quotation, eye for detail, sense of atmosphere and vivid character
sketches of both leading and lesser personae, Professor Holmes
recreates the unique political life of the high Augustan age.
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