Brewer, John 1947-

The pleasures of the imagination : English culture in the eighteenth century by John Brewer ( Book )
10 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 1,506 libraries worldwide

The sinews of power : war, money, and the English state, 1688-1783 by John Brewer ( Book )
13 editions published between 1989 and 2008 in English and held by 915 libraries worldwide
This powerful interpretation of English history provides a completely new framework for understanding how Britain emerged in the eighteenth century as a major international power. Brewers brilliant analysis makes clear that the drastic increase in Britain's military involvement (and success) in Europe and the expansion of her commercial and imperial interests would not have happened without a concurrent radical increase in taxation, along with a surge in deficit financing and the growth of a substantial public administration. Warfare and taxes reshaped the English economy, and at the heart of these dramatic changes lay an issue that is still very much with us today: the tension between a nation's aspirations to be a major power and fear of the domestic consequences of such an ambition--namely, the loss of liberty.

An ungovernable people : the English and their law in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries ( Book )
9 editions published between 1979 and 1983 in English and held by 797 libraries worldwide

The birth of a consumer society : the commercialization of eighteenth-century England by Neil McKendrick ( Book )
7 editions published between 1982 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 790 libraries worldwide

The American Leonardo : a tale of obsession, art and money by John Brewer ( Book )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 630 libraries worldwide
In The American Leonardo, John Brewer traces the twisting path of the Hahn La Belle-a painting of famously uncertain origin-as he illuminates the workings of the twentieth-century art market, exploring such larger questions about the art world such as how attributions are made, how they affect both the status and value of artworks, and how the entire system of art dealers, curators, and connoisseurs authenticates works of art. --from publisher description

A sentimental murder : love and madness in the eighteenth century by John Brewer ( Book )
8 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 619 libraries worldwide

Party ideology and popular politics at the accession of George III by John Brewer ( Book )
5 editions published between 1976 and 1981 in English and held by 619 libraries worldwide

Consumption and the world of goods ( Book )
7 editions published between 1992 and 1994 in English and held by 603 libraries worldwide
"Under the direction of Professor John Brewer, the Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies and the Clark Library at UCLA have created an ambitious international programme to analyse the material culture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through its patterns of consumption. Focus on this period allows consideration of a world in which economic and political connections are becoming global, in which an unprecedented range of goods and services are on offer, and in which the old political structures are first subverted and then radically modified. The Age of Enlightenment is transmuted into the first Age of Consumption." "The present volume, the first of three, is the result of a unique collaboration between twenty-six leading subject specialists from Europe and North America. The outcome is a new interpretation of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, one that shapes a new historical landscape based on the consumption of goods and services."--Jacket.

The consumption of culture, 1600-1800 : image, object, text ( Book )
6 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and held by 450 libraries worldwide

Early modern conceptions of property ( Book )
5 editions published between 1994 and 1996 in English and held by 446 libraries worldwide
Early Modern Conceptions of Property draws together distinguished academics from a variety of disciplines, including law, economics, politics, art history, social history, and literature, in order to consider fundamental issues of property in the early modern period. Presenting diverse original historical and literary case studies in a sophisticated theoretical framework, it offers a challenge to conventional interpretations. The articles address classic issues of property theory: how can private ownership of natural resources be justified? Is it possible to reconcile the rights of property owners backed by state power and the rights of the propertyless to life and liberty? Ought the state to limit or deny ownership rights in certain things, such as slaves, babies, animals? What constraints, if any, should be placed on the power to transmit assets through inheritance?