A Social History of England, 1500-1750

Herausgegeben:Wrightson, Keith

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The rise of social history has had a transforming influence on the history of early modern England. It has broadened the historical agenda to include many previously little-studied, or wholly neglected, dimensions of the English past. It has also provided a fuller context for understanding more established themes in the political, religious, economic and intellectual histories of the period. This volume serves two main purposes. Firstly, it summarises, in an accessible way, the principal findings of forty years of research on English society in this period, providing a comprehensive overview of social and cultural change in an era vital to the development of English social identities. Second, the chapters, by leading experts, also stimulate fresh thinking by not only taking stock of current knowledge but also extending it, identifying problems, proposing fresh interpretations and pointing to unexplored possibilities. It will be essential reading for students, teachers and generalreaders.

Produktdetails

• A Social History of England
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 434
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9781107614598
• ISBN-10: 1107614597
• Artikelnr.: 47713385

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: framing early modern England Keith Wrightson; Part I. Discovering the English: 1. Crafting the nation Cathy Shrank; 2. Surveying the people Paul Griffiths; 3. Little commonwealths I: the household and family relationships Linda Pollock; 4. Little commonwealths II: communities Malcolm Gaskill; Part II. Currents of Change: 5. Reformations Alec Ryrie; 6. Words, words, words: education, literacy and print Adam Fox; 7. Land and people Jane Whittle; 8. Urbanization Phil Withington; 9. The people and the law Tim Stretton; 10. Authority and protest John Walter; 11. Consumption and material culture Adrian Green; Part III. Social Identities: 12. 'Gentlemen': re-making the English ruling class Henry French; 13. The 'middling sort': an emergent cultural identity Craig Muldrew; 14. The 'meaner sort': labouring people and the poor Jeremy Boulton; 15. Gender, the body and sexuality Alexandra Shepard; 16. The English and 'others' in England and beyond Alison Games; Coda: history, time and social memory Andy Wood.

Rezensionen

'Teachers and scholars of early modern England will rejoice at the publication of this book. Wrightson has joined with 17 others to describe how 'English society became more defined, institutionally, ideologically and culturally' while it also 'became more diversified regionally and socially.' The book presents cutting-edge research by eminent scholars; the older approach that sought to chart the rise and fall of classes in early modern England has given way to a model that reflects the 'cultural turn'. ... Essential.' D. R. Bisson, CHOICE