Rethinking the Age of Reform : Britain 1780–1850
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Past and Present Publications
ISBN-10
0521823943
ISBN-13
9780521823944
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 13th, 2003
Print length
364 Pages
Weight
729 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 16.20 x 3.20 cms
Product Classification:
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899Theatre studiesTheatre studiesBritish & Irish historyEarly modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900Social & cultural historyCultural studiesCultural studiesPolitics & governmentPolitics and governmentHistoryEuropean historySocial and cultural history
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This book revisits Britain's much-studied 'age of reform', before and after the Great Reform Act of 1832, showing that 'reformers' hoped to reform not only parliament, government, the law and the Church but also, for example, medicine and the theatre. A substantial introduction provides an overview of the period.
This book takes a look at the 'age of reform', from 1780 when reform became a common object of aspiration, to the 1830s - the era of the 'Reform Ministry' and of the Great Reform Act of 1832 - and beyond, when such aspirations were realized more frequently. It pays close attention to what contemporaries termed 'reform', identifying two strands, institutional and moral, which interacted in complex ways. Particular reforming initiatives singled out for attention include those targeting parliament, government, the law, the Church, medicine, slavery, regimens of self-care, opera, theatre, and art institutions, while later chapters situate British reform in its imperial and European contexts. An extended introduction provides a point of entry to the history and historiography of the period. The book will therefore stimulate fresh thinking about this formative period of British history.
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