The Sinews of Power: War, Money and the English State, 1688-1783 - Paperback

by John Brewer (Author)

First published in 1989. The book is a distinguished work - of importance to students of governmental development generally. It is written in a fluent, non-technical manner that should reach a wide audience.' American Historical Review.

Author Biography

John Brewer is Director of the Center for Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Studies and Director of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at the University of California at Los Angeles.