Decency and Disorder The Age of Cant, 1789-1837

Ben Wilson

Paperback (03 Apr 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Brilliant young historian Ben Wilson explores a time when licentious Britain tried to straighten out its moral code, ridding itself of its boisterous pastimes, plain-speaking and drunkenness - raising uncomfortable but fascinating parallels with our own age. Decency and Disorder is about the generation who grew up during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, and some of its most exciting figures.

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Faber & Faber

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Book information

ISBN:	9780571224692
Publisher:	Faber & Faber
Imprint:	Faber & Faber
Pub date:	03 Apr 2008
DEWEY:	941.07
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	510
Weight:	430g
Height:	198mm
Width:	126mm
Spine width:	34mm