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The Invention of Improvement: Information and Material Progress in Seventeenth-Century England Slack, Paul (Emeritus Professor of Early Modern Social History, Emeritus Professor of Early Modern Social History, Oxford University)
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The Invention of Improvement: Information and Material Progress in Seventeenth-Century England
Slack, Paul (Emeritus Professor of Early Modern Social History, Emeritus Professor of Early Modern Social History, Oxford University)
Explores the concept of improvement which took root in seventeenth-century England, the political and economic circumstances which led to its rise, the effect it had on the society and culture of England, and its subsequent outreach as the British Empire spread.
336 pages, 5 black and white figures/illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 6, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199645916 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 163 × 25 mm · 648 g |
| Language | English |