Table of Contents

Introduction
1: Mobilization
2: The Economic Impact
3: The War, Society, and Culture
4: Divisions within the Whole
5: Uniting the Nations?
6: Parliamentary Power and Parliamentary Reform
7: Religious Reform and Religious Reaction
8: The Local Dimension
9: War, Peace, and Empire
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Reviews

Conway's study is well deserving of a wide readership ... This is a product, first and foremost, of his truly awe-inspiring familiarity with the archival record in Britain, Ireland and America, as a result of which he is able to paint a rich canvas at local as well as at national level ... Nuanced, insightful and exceptionally well written. Eighteenth Century Ireland Widely researched and informative survey. Contemporary Review Stephen Conway has produced an excellent and important book, one that is provocative and wide-ranging. His study is based on a comprehensive survey secondary literature. His research is impeccable, his writing fluent, and his thesis important and subtly argued - all in all, a model of modern scholarship. Frank Cogliano, The Journal of Military History An excellent and important book, one that is provocative and wide-ranging ... His research is impeccable, his writing fluent, and his thesis important and subtly argued - all in all, a model of modern scholarship. Journal of Military History Conway draws on an impressive range of documentary materials. W.A. Speck, Times Literary Supplement