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the deeds and misdeeds of 18th-century Britain
xiv, 470 pages, [16] pages of plates (some color) : illustrations ; 25 cm.
The Georgian era is often seen as a time of innovations. It saw the end of monarchical absolutism, global exploration and settlements overseas, the world's first industrial revolution, deep transformations in religious and cultural life and Britain's role in the international trade in enslaved Africans. But how were these changes perceived by people at the time? And how do their viewpoints compare with attitudes today? In this wide-ranging history, Penelope J. Corfield explores every aspect of Georgian life-politics and empire, culture and society, love and violence, religion and science, industry and towns. People's responses at the time were often divided. Pessimists saw loss and decline, while optimists saw improvements and light. Out of such tensions came the Georgian culture of both experiment and resistance. Corfield emphasizes those elements of deep continuity that persisted even within major changes, and shows how new developments were challenged if their human consequences proved dire.
Preface -- Part I. The Georgians debating an age of change. Introducing the Georgians ; Locating the Georgians at home and abroad ; Georgian voices of gloom ; Georgian voices of optimism -- Part II. The Georgians experiencing change in daily life. Sharing family lives between private and public worlds ; Exploring sexualities ; Gaining literacy and numeracy ; Redefining religion and irreligion -- Part III. The Georgians ruling and resisting. Negotiating political power 'indoors' ; Participating in public life 'out of doors' ; Seeking social solutions at home ; Encountering the world and its people -- Part IV. The Georgians in social ferment. Aristocrats, plutocrats and cross-class gentlemen ; Middlocrats ; The advent of the workers ; The allure of celebrities and meritocrats -- Part V. The Georgians viewed long. Georgians in an age of experimentation ; Georgians in an age of urbanisation ; Georgian deeds and misdeeds -- Calendar of Georgian commemorations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.