Charting the Past: The Historical Worlds of Eighteenth-Century England

by Jeremy Black

Book Overview

Eighteenth-century England was a place of enlightenment and revolution: new ideas abounded in science, politics, transportation, commerce, religion, and the arts. But even as England propelled itself into the future, it was preoccupied with notions of its past. Jeremy Black considers the interaction of history with knowledge and culture in eighteenth-century England and shows how this engagement with the past influenced English historical writing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253037778
• ISBN13: 9780253037770
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher