British Non-Élite Mps, 1715-1820

by I.R. Christie and Ian R. Christie

In the eighteenth century the considerable degree of social mobility in British society, especially between the upper and middling ranks, was arguably one of the important factors contributing to political and social stability. The extent of that mobility among the members of the nation's legislature was particularly important in this regard. In the first detailed analysis of its kind, Ian R. Christie examines how far the House of Commons reflected...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198205570
• ISBN13: 9780198205579
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.8"