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Sport and the British
A Modern History
Av Richard Holt
Häftad, 1990
1318 kr
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This lively and deeply researched history - the first of its kind - goes beyond the great names and moments to explain how British sport has changed since 1800, and what it has meant to ordinary people. It shows how the way we play reflects not just our lives as citizens of a predominantly urban …
The Making of an Industrial Society
Whickham 1560-1765
Av David Levine, Keith Wrightson
Inbunden, 1991
3028 kr
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This is the first intensive study of an industrial community in early modern England. Whickham, a village built on an underground mountain of coal in north-east England, was arguably Britain's first modern industrial society.David Levine and Keith Wrightson employ the latest techniques of …
The English Urban Renaissance
Culture and Society in the Provincial Town 1660-1770
Av Peter Borsay
Häftad, 1991
1364 kr
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In the century after the Restoration of 1660, English provincial towns experienced a cultural renaissance. This penetrating study examines the economic and social origins which stimulated the most striking features of that revival: the transformation of the urban landscape under the influence of …
The Rise of the Barristers
A Social History of the English Bar 1590-1640
Häftad, 1991
1337 kr
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Barristers constituted the most powerful and prosperous professional group in early modern England. In the half-century before the calling of the Long Parliament in 1640, this branch of the legal profession grew rapidly and underwent profound structural change. Wilfrid Prest systematically examines …
The Holy Household
Women and Morals in Reformation Augsburg
Av Lyndal Roper
Häftad, 1991
1393 kr
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This is a fascinating study of the impact of the Reformation idea of `civic righteousness' on the position of women in Augsburg. Lyndal Roper argues that its development, both as a religious credo and as a social movement, must be understood in terms of gender. Until now the effects of the …
British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800
The Origins of an Associational World
Av Peter Clark
Inbunden, 2000
4782 kr
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Modern freemasonry was invented in London about 1717, but was only one of a surge of British associations in the early modern era which had originated before the English Revolution. By 1800, thousands of clubs and societies had swept the country. Recruiting widely from the urban affluent classes, …
Oral and Literate Culture in England, 1500-1700
Av Adam Fox
Inbunden, 2000
3653 kr
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This book explores the varied vernacular forms and rich oral traditions which were such a part of popular culture in early modern England. It focuses, in particular, upon dialect speech and proverbial wisdom, "old wives' tales" and children's lore, historical legends and local customs, scurrilous …
Domestic Dangers
Women, Words, and Sex in Early Modern London
Av Laura Gowing
Inbunden, 1996
1469 kr
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`What else is woman but a foe to friendship ... a domestic danger.' These words, taken from a biblical commentary by St John Chrysostom, are frequently quoted in early modern literature, showing that sexual morality was central to the patriarchal society of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century …
Domestic Dangers
Women, Words, and Sex in Early Modern London
Av Laura Gowing
Häftad, 1998
1214 kr
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`What else is woman but a foe to friendship ... a domestic danger?' Sexual morality was central to the patriarchal society of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, as demonstrated by this quotation taken from a biblical commentary by St John Chrysostom. In a fascinating and original book, …
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 …
Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern England
Inbunden, 2003
3933 kr
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This path-breaking study explores the diverse and varied meanings of manhood in early modern England and their complex, and often contested, relationship with patriarchal principles. Using social, political and medical commentary, alongside evidence of social practice derived from court records, Dr …
Death, Religion, and the Family in England, 1480-1750
Häftad, 2000
1243 kr
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The interest and importance of the social history of death have been increasingly recognized during the last thirty years. Ralph Houlbrooke examines the effects of religious change on the English `way of death' between 1480 and 1750. He discusses relatively neglected aspects of the subject, such as …
The Crimes of Women in Early Modern Germany
Häftad, 2001
1950 kr
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'The Crimes of Women in Early Modern Germany' is a fascinating study of 'deviant' women. It is the first scholarly account of how women were prosecuted for theft, infanticide, and sexual crimes in early modern Germany, and challenges the assumption that women were treated more leniently than men. …
Death, Religion, and the Family in England, 1480-1750
Inbunden, 1998
4081 kr
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The interest and importance of the social history of death have been increasingly recognized during the last thirty years. Ralph Houlbrooke examines the effects of religious change on the English `way of death' between 1480 and 1750. He discusses relatively neglected aspects of the subject, such as …
Hospitality in Early Modern England
Inbunden, 1990
2650 kr
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This book is the first study of the ideal and practice of hospitality in England between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. In early modern England, hospitality was believed to be a vital social virtue, comparable in significance to the maintenance of honesty or the proper pursuit of honour, …
The Rise of the Barristers
A Social History of the English Bar 1590-1640
Inbunden, 1986
3036 kr
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The half century before the calling of the Long Parliament in 1640 saw the bar undergo rapid growth and profound structural change. Wilfrid Prest's book examines the effects of these changes on the barrister's working life and explores the participation of barristers in the cultural , social, and …
From Courtesy to Civility
Changing Codes of Conduct in Early Modern England
Av Anna Bryson
Inbunden, 1998
4405 kr
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In any society, a foreigner learning the language must also learn what passes for good manners. The same is true for the historian trying to understand the social rules of a period and why these change. This book explores the nature and development of early modern conceptions of good manners, and …
Sleepless Souls
Suicide in Early Modern England
Av Michael MacDonald, Terence R. Murphy
Inbunden, 1990
3744 kr
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Sleepless Souls is a social and cultural history of suicide in early modern England. Self-murder was regarded as a heinous crime in Tudor and Stuart England, and was subject to savage punishments. Those who committed suicide had their property forfeited to the crown, and their bodies were denied …
British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800
The Origins of an Associational World
Av Peter Clark
Häftad, 2001
1937 kr
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Modern freemasonry was invented in London about 1717, but was only one of a surge of British associations in the early modern era which had originated before the English Revolution. By 1800, thousands of clubs and societies had swept the country. Recruiting widely from the urban affluent classes, …
Oral and Literate Culture in England, 1500-1700
Av Adam Fox
Häftad, 2002
1385 kr
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This book explores the varied vernacular forms and rich oral traditions which were such a part of popular culture in early modern England. It focuses, in particular, upon dialect speech and proverbial wisdom, 'old wives' tales' and children's lore, historical legends and local customs, scurrilous …
When Gossips Meet
Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England
Av Bernard Capp
Inbunden, 2003
4405 kr
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This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negoitated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It focuses on the networks of close friends ('gossips') which gave them a social identity beyond the narrowly …
Medical Conflicts in Early Modern London
Patronage, Physicians, and Irregular Practitioners 1550-1640
Av Margaret Pelling, Frances White
Inbunden, 2003
5160 kr
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Physicians have had a major role in framing the middle-class values of modern western society, especially those relating to the professions. This book questions the bases of this hegemony, by looking first at the early modern physician's insecurities in terms of status and gender, and then at the …
On the Parish?
The Micro-Politics of Poor Relief in Rural England c.1550-1750
Av Steve Hindle
Inbunden, 2004
1771 kr
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On the Parish? is a study of the negotiations which took place over the allocation of poor relief in the rural communities of sixteenth, seventeenth and early eighteenth century England. It analyses the relationships between the enduring systems of informal support through which the labouring poor …
When Gossips Meet
Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England
Av Bernard Capp
Häftad, 2004
1601 kr
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This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It focuses on the networks of close friends ('gossips') which gave them a social identity beyond the narrowly …
Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern England
Häftad, 2006
1242 kr
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This path-breaking study explores the diverse and varied meanings of manhood in early modern England and their complex, and often contested, relationship with patriarchal principles. Using social, political and medical commentary, alongside evidence of social practice derived from court records, Dr …
Sport and the British
A Modern History
Av Richard Holt
Häftad, 2025
361 kr
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So many of the world's sports have their origins in Britain. Why is this? How did sports innovate and evolve in step with social upheaval, and political and cultural change? Why did British forms of play become so influential around the world? Richard Holt explores all of these questions and more …
On the Parish?
The Micro-Politics of Poor Relief in Rural England 1550-1750
Av Steve Hindle
Häftad, 2009
1190 kr
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On the Parish? is a study of the negotiations which took place over the allocation of poor relief in the rural communities of sixteenth, seventeenth and early eighteenth century England. It analyses the relationships between the enduring systems of informal support through which the labouring poor …
