The First Modern Society: Essays in English History in Honour of Lawrence Stone
- ISBN-10
- 0521364841
- ISBN-13
- 9780521364843
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 654
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989-07-06
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Lawrence Stone, Professor of History and Director of the Institute of Historical Research David Cannadine
Description
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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