This collection of wide-ranging essays commemorates the thirtieth anniversary of Professor Paul Langford's seminal monograph, A Polite and Commercial People: England, 1727-1783, situating Langford's work in recent developments in the political, social, and cultural history of the eighteenth-century, both in Britain and throughout the world.
Every essay in this volume made me reconsider something or taught me something new about the 18th century and it came as the perfect tonic at the end of a busy academic year. It is a fitting tribute to Langford's fundamental contributions to 18th-century history and is a fantastic collection of essays in its own right.
