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Keith Wrightson - A Social History of England: A Social History of England, 1500-1750 - 9781107614598 - V9781107614598
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A Social History of England: A Social History of England, 1500-1750

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Description for A Social History of England: A Social History of England, 1500-1750 Paperback. .
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
A Social History of England
Condition
New
Weight
620g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107614598
SKU
V9781107614598
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Keith Wrightson
Keith Wrightson is Randolph W. Townsend Jr Professor of History at Yale University, Connecticut. He previously held positions at the Universities of St Andrews and Cambridge, where he was Professor of Social History. His publications include the ground-breaking English Society, 1580-1680 (1982), Earthly Necessities: Economic Lives in Early Modern Britain (2000) and Ralph Tailor's Summer: A Scrivener, his City and ... Read more

Reviews for A Social History of England: A Social History of England, 1500-1750
'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 ... Read more

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