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11 produkter
Bride Ales and Penny Weddings
Recreations, Reciprocity, and Regions in Britain from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries
E-bok, 2014
1813 kr
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Some of the poorest regions of historic Britain had some of its most vibrant festivities. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the peoples of northern England, Lowland Scotland, and Wales used extensive celebrations at events such as marriage, along with reciprocal exchange of gifts, to …
Punishing the dead?
Suicide, Lordship, and Community in Britain, 1500-1830
E-bok, 2010
2209 kr
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What can we learn from suicide, that most personal and often inscrutable of acts? This strikingly original work shows how, from treatment of suicides in historic Britain, unique insights can be gained into the development of both social and political relationships and cultural attitudes in a period …
Social Change in the Age of Enlightenment
Edinburgh 1660-1760
Inbunden, 1994
863 kr
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Eighteenth-century Edinburgh was the cradle of the Scottish Enlightenment. The lives and ideas of its prominent figures have received extensive treatment, but little attention has been paid to the society which produced them. In this comprehensive study of Edinburgh over a century of social change, …
Madness and Society in Eighteenth-Century Scotland
Inbunden, 2000
2328 kr
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How did people view mental health problems in the eighteenth century, and what do the attitudes of ordinary people towards those afflicted tell us about the values of society at that time? Professor Houston draws upon a wide range of contemporary sources, notably asylum documents, and civil and …
Punishing the dead?
Suicide, Lordship, and Community in Britain, 1500-1830
Inbunden, 2010
3907 kr
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What can we learn from suicide, that most personal and often inscrutable of acts? This strikingly original work shows how, from treatment of suicides in historic Britain, unique insights can be gained into the development of both social and political relationships and cultural attitudes in a period …
Bride Ales and Penny Weddings
Recreations, Reciprocity, and Regions in Britain from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries
Inbunden, 2014
2847 kr
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Some of the poorest regions of historic Britain had some of its most vibrant festivities. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the peoples of northern England, Lowland Scotland, and Wales used extensive celebrations at events such as marriage, along with reciprocal exchange of gifts, to …
The Population History of Britain and Ireland 1500-1750
Inbunden, 1995
905 kr
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Over the past thirty five years population history has been one of the most important growth areas within the flourishing field of social and economic history. Our understanding of demographic history in the period before the Industrial Revolution has been transformed. The amount of literature …
The Population History of Britain and Ireland 1500-1750
Av R. A. Houston, Maurice Kirby
Häftad, 1995
452 kr
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Over the past thirty five years population history has been one of the most important growth areas within the flourishing field of social and economic history. Our understanding of demographic history in the period before the Industrial Revolution has been transformed. The amount of literature …
Scottish Literacy and the Scottish Identity
Illiteracy and Society in Scotland and Northern England, 1600-1800
Av R. A. Houston, Richard Smith m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
821 kr
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Scottish education and literacy have achieved a legendary status. A campaign promoted by church and state between 1560 and 1696 is said to have produced the most literate population in the early modern world. This book sets out to test this belief by comparing the ability to read and write in …
