The First Modern Society

Author	: Lawrence Stone
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 692
Release	: 1989-07-06
ISBN-10	: 0521364841
ISBN-13	: 9780521364843
Rating	: 4/5 (41 Downloads)

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Download or read book The First Modern Society written by Lawrence Stone and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-07-06 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to celebrate the 70th birthday of the distinguished historian, Lawrence Stone, these essays owe much to his influence. There are also four appreciations by friends and colleagues from Oxford and Princeton and a little-known autobiographical piece by Lawrence Stone himself.

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