{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-england-1500-1750-hardback-9781107041790","title":"A Social History of England, 1500–1750 (Hardback) 9781107041790","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Social History of England, 1500–1750\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first overview of early modern English social history since the 1980s, bringing together the leading authorities in the field.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKeith Wrightson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107041790, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 February 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e454 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.6 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Good textbooks on the social history of 'early modern' England are a rare thing … The field has come some way … as scholarship sought to expand, clarify and nuance the initial findings of that generation. This collection [with Wrightson as editor] reflects those efforts, and it will be of immeasurable value to students and teachers of the period, collating as it does much of the most important recent scholarship on a variety of critical topics into manageable chapters … Each contribution has its own argument and its own nuances. This book admirably synthesises this knowledge in an accessible and stimulating way and occupies a critical space in the literature on this period of English history.' Jonathan Healey, The English Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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 general readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: framing early modern England Keith Wrightson\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Discovering the English: 1. Crafting the nation Cathy Shrank\u003cbr\u003e 2. Surveying the people Paul Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e 3. Little commonwealths I: the household and family relationships Linda Pollock\u003cbr\u003e 4. Little commonwealths II: communities Malcolm Gaskill\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Currents of Change: 5. Reformations Alec Ryrie\u003cbr\u003e 6. Words, words, words: education, literacy and print Adam Fox\u003cbr\u003e 7. Land and people Jane Whittle\u003cbr\u003e 8. Urbanization Phil Withington\u003cbr\u003e 9. The people and the law Tim Stretton\u003cbr\u003e 10. Authority and protest John Walter\u003cbr\u003e 11. Consumption and material culture Adrian Green\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Social Identities: 12. 'Gentlemen': re-making the English ruling class Henry French\u003cbr\u003e 13. The 'middling sort': an emergent cultural identity Craig Muldrew\u003cbr\u003e 14. The 'meaner sort': labouring people and the poor Jeremy Boulton\u003cbr\u003e 15. Gender, the body and sexuality Alexandra Shepard\u003cbr\u003e 16. The English and 'others' in England and beyond Alison Games\u003cbr\u003e Coda: history, time and social memory Andy Wood.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Modern%20history%20to%2020th%20century:%20c%201700%20to%20c%201900%20%5BHBLL%5D%22\"\u003eHBLL\u003c\/a\u003e], Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913233752344,"sku":"9781107041790","price":65.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107041790i_8a488373-d6ef-4f8c-a4b6-83001b878b07.jpg?v=1691361541","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-social-history-of-england-1500-1750-hardback-9781107041790","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}