| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The idea of improvement - gradual and cumulative betterment - was something new in 17th century England. It became commonplace to assert that improvements in agriculture, industry, commerce, and social welfare would bring infinite prosperity and happiness. The word improvement was itself new, and since it had no equivalent in other languages, it gave the English a distinctive culture of improvement which they took with them to Ireland, Scotland, and America. Slack explains the political, intellectual, and economic circumstances which allowed notions of improvement to take root. |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
England -- Social conditions -- 17th century.
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England. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
England -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Information and material progress in seventeenth-century England |
| ISBN |
9780191757754 (ebook) |
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0191757756 (ebook) |
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9780191667534 (ebook) |
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0191667536 (ebook) |
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9780199645916 (print) |
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0199645914 |
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9780199645916 |
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