A Polite and Commercial People / England 1727-1783 Scala as historian and columnist Joseph

as historian and columnist Joseph Stromberg writes in the foreward

Arie van der Veer (Vlaardingen

Dit boekje geeft een beeld van Nederlands industrieel verleden

bijvoorbeeld vanuit het Frans naar het Nederlands

was de verloskundige van het door revoluties en contrarevoluties gevormde rijk van achttien landen en elf volkeren

A Polite and Commercial People / England 1727-1783 Scala as historian and columnist JosephThe 18th century was an age of vitality and variety, of contrasts and change. This work offers general history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of America. It reveals the character of the age, and demonstrates that 18th century society was both strengthened and stretched by the changes to which it was subjected.