9781334518126 - The Craftsman, Vol. 11 (Classic Reprint) de D'anvers, Caleb (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a fascinating insight into the political climate of early 18th-century Britain, a time when the ideas and democratic principles we take for granted today were first being articulated and fought for. The author does an excellent job of capturing the turbulent relationship between the monarchy, the government, and the people, many of whom were struggling to recover from rampant fraud following the South Sea Bubble investment scheme. A thread running throughout this book is the government's attempt to introduce an excise tax on tobacco and wine, which sparked widespread outrage and is examined in depth across three of the chapters. The book also extrapolates the political climate of that time on the current and future political landscape. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.