The uses of eighteenth-century politeness

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society

Volumn 12, Issue , 2002, Pages 311-331

  Langford, Paul ^a  

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EID: 33745963280     PISSN: 00804401     EISSN: 14740648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0080440102000129     Document Type: Review

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