1688: The First Modern Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0300156057
- ISBN-13
- 9780300156058
- Series
- 1688
- Category
- History / Modern / 18th Century
- Pages
- 647
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-29
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- Steven C. A. Pincus
Description
Examines England's Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 through a broad geographical and chronological framework, discussing its repercussions at home and abroad and why the subsequent ideological break with the past makes it the first modern revolution.
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