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The Century of Revolution, 1603-1714 (Routledge Classics)
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Product Description
Stimulating, vivid and provocative, Christopher Hill's graphic depiction of this turbulent era examines ordinary English men and women as well as kings and queens.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #117972 in Books
- Published on: 2001-10-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 368 pages
Editorial Reviews
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'This is a book we have all been waiting for ... it will be a long, long time before this brilliantly lucid and forcefully argued book is bettered.' - The Spectator
From the Back Cover
The events that took place in Britain between 1603 and 1714 were perhaps the most decisive in its history from revolution and civil wars to democratic theories and scientific innovations and were to have incalculable effects throughout the world, particularly in North America. Of the historians of the period, Christopher Hill stands head and shoulders above all others. He argued that history is not about a narrative of events but about explaining what happened. So, in The Century of Revolution he succeeds in penetrating some of the most exciting and dramatic events in British history to explain what it all meant to the people who lived through them. A revolutionary history of a revolutionary time, this is a remarkable book, combining vivid description with provocative argument. As Hill notes in his introduction, What happened in the seventeenth century is still sufficiently part of us today, of our ways of thinking, our prejudices, our hopes, to be worth trying to understand.
About the Author
Christopher Hill (1912 -). Distinguished Marxist historian and scholar of 17th century England.
Customer Reviews
Truly excellent synthesis
Despite the large topic and relatively short length Christopher Hill's books is a magesterial overview of the period. He starts with a quote about the importance of 'things happening' over 'events' and he puts this philosophy to full use in the book; he pulls out key strands of the period and incisively examins them, while sticking to a readable and chronological outline. Truly excellent.
