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Author:   Peter Thomas ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780719064296

ISBN 10:   0719064295
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   31 October 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. The Parameters of Politics 2. The Political Scenario in 1760 3. Pitt and Newcastle (1760-1762): War and Peace 4. The Bute Ministry (1762-1763): Peace and Cider 5. The Grenville Ministry (1763-1765): Wilkes and America 6. The First Rockingham Ministry (1765-1766): The Stamp Act Crisis 7. The Chatham Ministry. I. The Year of Charles Townshend (1766-1767): India and America 8. The Chatham Ministry. II. Grafton as Caretaker (1767-1768): Political re-alignments 9. The Grafton Ministry (1768-1770) The Middlesex Election and the Townshend Duties Crisis 10. George III, Lord North, and the defeat of 'faction' (1770) 11. Conclusion: Factions of Parties? Bibliography Index -- .

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As a clear, well-written narrative of the high politics of the first decade of George III's reign this book will make a useful contribution to the understanding of the period. --Stephen Conway, University College London

As a clear, well-written narrative of the high politics of the first decade of George III's reign this book will make a useful contribution to the understanding of the period. --Stephen Conway, University College London<br>

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Peter D. G. Thomas is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth -- .

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