Politeness
In Our Time
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At the start of the 18th century, more precisely in 1711, a new idea took wing. It was complete with a philosophy, a literature and very soon society was in its thrall. So how did the idea of politeness challenge the accepted norms of behaviour? And how did a notion of how to behave affect the great wealth of 18th century culture? With me to discuss politeness at David Wooten, Professor of History at the University of York,. John Mullen, Senior Lecturer in English at University College London., Amanda Vickery, Reader in History at Royal Holloway University of London.
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