The Wreckage of Intentions
Author | : David Alff |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2017-11-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812249590 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812249593 |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Wreckage of Intentions by : David Alff
Download or read book The Wreckage of Intentions written by David Alff and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wreckage of Intentions offers a comprehensive account of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century projects—concrete yet incomplete efforts to advance British society during a period defined by revolutions in finance and agriculture, the rise of experimental science, and the establishment of constitutional monarchy.