War, State, and Society in Mid-Eighteenth-Century Britain and Ireland

by Stephen Conway

This book explores the impact of the wars of 1739-63 on Britain and Ireland. The period was dominated by armed struggle between Britain and the Bourbon powers, particularly France. These wars, especially the Seven Years War of 1756-63, saw a considerable mobilization of manpower, materiel and money. They had important affects on the British and Irish economies, on social divisions and the development of what we might term social policy, on popular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199253757
• ISBN13: 9780199253753
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"