1688 the first modern revolution /

Pincus, Steven C. A.

1688 the first modern revolution / [Texte imprimé] : Steve Pincus - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009 - 1 vol. (XIII-647 p.) : ill., cartes, couv. ill. ; 26 cm - The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history . - Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history (Yale University Press) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [489]-617) and index.

The unmaking of a modern revolution -- Rethinking revolutions -- Going Dutch: the transformation of English society -- English politics at the accession of James II -- The ideology of Catholic modernity -- The practice of Catholic modernity -- Resistance to Catholic modernity -- Popular revolution -- Violent revolution -- Divisive revolution -- Revolution in foreign policy -- Revolution in political economy -- Revolution in the church -- Conclusion -- Assassination, association, and the consolidation of revolution -- Conclusion: the first modern revolution.

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