Author

Publication

2021 - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCBV4647.M4 G737 2022

Description

"Employing an innovative cultural-historical approach, James Gregory provides a wide-reaching yet detailed overview of the concept of mercy in modern Britain, spanning over two centuries. Split into 3 main parts, the first explores mercy's religious and philosophical aspects; the second, at the royal acts of mercy from the Hanoverian accession to Victoria's death; and the third, case studies of large-scale mobilization of mercy discourses in Britain, Europe, and the US"--

Subjects

Topics

MercyCivilizationBritish & Irish history,Social & cultural history,c 1800 to c 1900,c 1700 to c 1800

Other Editions

  • Mercy and British Culture, 1760 -1960Bloomsbury Publishing Plc2021-01-01

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