{"product_id":"literacy-and-the-social-order-reading-and-writing-in-tudor-and-stuart-england-paperback-9780521032469","title":"Literacy and the Social Order; Reading and Writing in Tudor and Stuart England (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521032469","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLiteracy and the Social Order\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReading and Writing in Tudor and Stuart England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn exploration of the social context of reading and writing in pre-industrial England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Cressy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521032469, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this exploration of the social context of reading and writing in pre-industrial England, David Cressy tackles important questions about the limits of participation in the mainstream of early modern society. To what extent could people at different social levels share in political, religious, literary and cultural life; how vital was the ability to read and write; and how widely distributed were these skills? Using a combination of humanist and social-scientific methods, Dr Cressy provides a detailed reconstruction of the profile of literacy in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, looking forward to the eighteenth century and also making comparisons with other European societies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps\u003cbr\u003e List of graphs\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Reading, writing and the margins of literacy\u003cbr\u003e 2. The acquisition of literacy\u003cbr\u003e 3. The measurement of literacy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Literacy and loyalty\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lay illiteracy in ecclesiastical records\u003cbr\u003e 6. The structure of illiteracy\u003cbr\u003e 7. The dynamics of illiteracy\u003cbr\u003e 8. Literacy and society in England and beyond\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: illiteracy in 414 English parishes, 1641–4\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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":45909026996504,"sku":"9780521032469","price":38.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521032469I_11a0bd01-7189-4aeb-917d-dad00ebcb315.jpg?v=1694965033","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/literacy-and-the-social-order-reading-and-writing-in-tudor-and-stuart-england-paperback-9780521032469","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}