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Mercy and British Culture, 1760 -1960

James Gregory · 2021

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"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"--

Book details

Year
2021
Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Editions
2
Pages
288
ISBN
9781350142589

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