The Professions in Early Modern England, 1450-1800: Servants of the Commonweal

The Professions in Early Modern England, 1450-1800 looks at the growth of a professional working class from the Tudor period to the early nineteenth century, a working class vital in the development of a recognizably modern world.Examines the differences between the 'lettered' and the leisured classes and explores the lives of lawyers, politicians, physicians, teachers and clerics.Those interested in British or social history. Hardcover - 0-582-29265-4 $ 84.95 y

Rosemary O'Day is Senior Lecturer in History, The Open University.