Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources is an introduction to the rich treasury of source material available to students of early modern history. During this period, political development, economic and social change, rising literacy levels, and the success of the printing press, ensured that the State, the Church and the people generated texts and objects on an unprecedented scale. This book introduces students to the sources that survived to become indispensable primary material studied by historians. This collection of essays is an invaluable resource for any student embarking on their studies of the early modern period.…mehr
Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources is an introduction to the rich treasury of source material available to students of early modern history. During this period, political development, economic and social change, rising literacy levels, and the success of the printing press, ensured that the State, the Church and the people generated texts and objects on an unprecedented scale. This book introduces students to the sources that survived to become indispensable primary material studied by historians. This collection of essays is an invaluable resource for any student embarking on their studies of the early modern period.
Laura Sangha is Lecturer in British History 1500-1700 at the University of Exeter. Her publications include Angels and Belief in England, 1480-1700 (2012). Jonathan Willis is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Birmingham. His publications include Church Music and Protestantism in Post-Reformation England (2010).
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List of Figures List of Contributors Introduction: Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources Laura Sangha and Jonathan Willis PART I: SOURCES 1 State Papers and related collections Natalie Mears 2 Legal and Judicial Sources Henry French 3 Ecclesiastical Sources Jonathan Willis 4 Print Ian Green 5 Literary Sources Ceri Sullivan 6 Personal Documents Laura Sangha 7 Visual and Material Culture Tara Hamling PART II: HISTORIES 8 Gender Merry Wiesner-Hanks 9 Religion and Religious Change Alec Ryrie 10 Political Cultures Janet Dickinson 11 Popular Culture Mark Hailwood 12 Economic Life Brodie Waddell 13 Warfare Neil Younger 14 Early Modern Science Helen Cowie 15 The Wider World Margaret Small Index
List of Figures List of Contributors Introduction: Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources Laura Sangha and Jonathan Willis PART I: SOURCES 1 State Papers and related collections Natalie Mears 2 Legal and Judicial Sources Henry French 3 Ecclesiastical Sources Jonathan Willis 4 Print Ian Green 5 Literary Sources Ceri Sullivan 6 Personal Documents Laura Sangha 7 Visual and Material Culture Tara Hamling PART II: HISTORIES 8 Gender Merry Wiesner-Hanks 9 Religion and Religious Change Alec Ryrie 10 Political Cultures Janet Dickinson 11 Popular Culture Mark Hailwood 12 Economic Life Brodie Waddell 13 Warfare Neil Younger 14 Early Modern Science Helen Cowie 15 The Wider World Margaret Small Index
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