The sinews of power [electronic resource] : war, money and the English state, 1688-1783 / John Brewer.
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Unwin Hyman,
1989.
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Before the revolution: the English state in the medieval and early modern era; Contexts; The contours of the fiscal-military state; The armed forces: patterns of military effort; Civil administration: the central offices of government; Money, money, money: the growth in debts and taxes; Political crisis: the emergence of the fiscal-military state; The paradoxes of state power; The state, war and economy; The parameters of war: policy and economy; War and taxes: society, economy and opinion.
- The state and civil society: the clash over information and interestPublic knowledge and private interest: the state, lobbies and the politics of information; Conclusion; Notes; Index.