Themes In British Social History – serie
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Health and Society in Twentieth Century Britain
Av Helen Jones
Häftad, 1994
964 kr
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Few things tell us more of a nation's general well-being than the development of the life-expectancy of its citizens; the rising standards of health that they come to demand; and how evenly that improvement is shared throughout society. Helen Jones examines the record of twentieth-century Britain …
Popular Disturbances in England, 1700-1832
Häftad, 1992
1218 kr
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John Stevenson has revised and expanded his standard but long-unobtainable work on Popular Protest and Public Order 1700-1870 in two self-sufficient volumes. The first (1700-1832) appeared in 1992; this is its keenly-awaited sequel. The greater part of it is entirely new, and brings the analysis of …
Crime in Early Modern England 1550-1750
Häftad, 1998
844 kr
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Still the only general survey of the topic available, this widely-used exploration of the incidence, causes and control of crime in Early Modern England throws a vivid light on the times. It uses court archives to capture vividly the everyday lives of people who would otherwise have left little …
The Professions in Early Modern England, 1450-1800
Servants of the Commonweal
Häftad, 2000
889 kr
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This new history examines the development of the professions in England, centering on churchmen, lawyers, physicians, and teachers. Rosemary O'Day also offers a comparative perspective looking at the experience of Scotland and Ireland and Colonial Virginia.
Women's Agency in Early Modern Britain and the American Colonies
Häftad, 2007
936 kr
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Women in early modern Britain and colonial America were not the weak husband- and father-dominated characters of popular myth. Quite the reverse, strong women were the norm. They exercised considerable influence as important agents in the social, economic, religious and cultural life of their …
Newspapers and English Society 1695-1855
Häftad, 1999
844 kr
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Newspapers, Politics and English Society, 1695-1855 explores the development of newspapers between the lapsing of the Printing Act in the late seventeenth century, and the removal of newspaper taxation in the mid-nineteenth century. Newspapers played a decisive role; increasingly being used to …
The English Town, 1680-1840
Government, Society and Culture
Häftad, 1999
560 kr
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An impressively thorough exploration of the changing functions, character and experience of English towns in a key age of transition which includes smaller communities as well as the larger industrialising towns. Among the issues examined are demography, social stratification, manners, religion, …
Popular Cultures in England 1550-1750
Av Barry Reay
Häftad, 1998
994 kr
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Barry Reay investigates the domain of belief and behaviour in the everyday lives of the rural and urban communities of early modern England. He uses both primary and secondary sources to recapture, and understand, some of the shared attitudes and values to be found amongst these communities - …
Press and Society
From Caxton to Northcliffe
Häftad, 1978
820 kr
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First published in 1978.This book surveys the history of the Press as a whole in relation to the development of society - beginning with the introduction of the art of printing into England in 1476.
English Family 1450 - 1700
Häftad, 1984
545 kr
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The history of the family has become the source of lively controversy and Ralph Houlbrooke's study has made a major contribution to the debate. Thorough investigations reveal the attitudes and aspirations of all levels of society set within economic, political and religious contexts and …
The Labouring Classes in Early Industrial England, 1750-1850
Av John Rule
Häftad, 1986
889 kr
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This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of current research on the social conditions, experiences and reactions of working people during the period 1750 - 1850.
Crime in Early Modern England 1550-1750
Inbunden, 2015
2578 kr
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Still the only general survey of the topic available, this widely-used exploration of the incidence, causes and control of crime in Early Modern England throws a vivid light on the times. It uses court archives to capture vividly the everyday lives of people who would otherwise have left little …
English Family 1450 - 1700
Inbunden, 2016
1562 kr
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The history of the family has become the source of lively controversy and Ralph Houlbrooke's study has made a major contribution to the debate. Thorough investigations reveal the attitudes and aspirations of all levels of society set within economic, political and religious contexts and …
Popular Cultures in England 1550-1750
Av Barry Reay
Inbunden, 2016
2578 kr
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Explores the important aspects of popular cultures during the period 1550 to 1750. Barry Reay investigates the dominant beliefs and attitudes across all levels of society as well as looking at different age, gender and religious groups.
English Town, 1680-1840
Government, Society and Culture
Inbunden, 2016
1562 kr
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An impressively thorough exploration of the changing functions, character and experience of English towns in a key age of transition which includes smaller communities as well as the larger industrialising towns. Among the issues examined are demography, social stratification, manners, religion, …
Newspapers and English Society 1695-1855
Inbunden, 2016
2578 kr
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This lively new study covers the dramatic expansion of the press from the seventeenth century to the mid nineteenth century. Hannah Barker explores the factors behind the rise of newspapers to a major force helping to reflect and shape public opinion and altering the way in which politics operated …
Women's Agency in Early Modern Britain and the American Colonies
Inbunden, 2017
2578 kr
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Women in early modern Britain and colonial America were not the weak husband- and father-dominated characters of popular myth. Quite the reverse, strong women were the norm. They exercised considerable influence as important agents in the social, economic, religious and cultural life of their …
Popular Disturbances in England 1700-1832
Inbunden, 2016
2578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
John Stevenson has revised and expanded his standard but long-unobtainable work on Popular Protest and Public Order 1700-1870 in two self-sufficient volumes. The first (1700-1832) appeared in 1992; this is its keenly-awaited sequel. The greater part of it is entirely new, and brings the analysis of …
Gender in English Society 1650-1850
The Emergence of Separate Spheres?
Inbunden, 2017
2578 kr
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A lively social history of the roles of men and women - from workplace to household, from parish church to alehouse, from market square to marriage bed. Robert Shoemaker investigates such varied topics as crime, leisure, the theatre, religious observance, notions of morality and even changing …
Press and Society
From Caxton to Northcliffe
Inbunden, 2016
2879 kr
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First published in 1978.This book surveys the history of the Press as a whole in relation to the development of society - beginning with the introduction of the art of printing into England in 1476.
Labouring Classes in Early Industrial England, 1750-1850, The
Av John Rule
Inbunden, 2015
2578 kr
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This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of current research on the social conditions, experiences and reactions of working people during the period 1750 - 1850.
Health and Society in Twentieth Century Britain
Av Helen Jones
Inbunden, 2015
2578 kr
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Few things tell us more of a nation's general well-being than the development of the life-expectancy of its citizens; the rising standards of health that they come to demand; and how evenly that improvement is shared throughout society. Helen Jones examines the record of twentieth-century Britain …
Crime and Society in England, 1750–1900
Av Clive Emsley
Inbunden, 2018
2578 kr
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Ranging from the middle of the eighteenth through to the end of the nineteenth century, Crime and Society in England, 1750–1900 explores the developments in policing, the courts and the penal system as England became increasingly industrialised and urbanised. Through a consideration of the …
Crime and Society in England, 1750–1900
Av Clive Emsley
Häftad, 2018
650 kr
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Ranging from the middle of the eighteenth through to the end of the nineteenth century, Crime and Society in England, 1750–1900 explores the developments in policing, the courts and the penal system as England became increasingly industrialised and urbanised. Through a consideration of the …
Sex, Politics and Society
The Regulation of Sexuality Since 1800
Inbunden, 2017
2578 kr
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A pioneering study which has become an established classic in its field, Sex, Politics and Society provides a lucid and comprehensive analysis of the transformations of British sexual life from 1800 to the present. These changes are firmly located in the wider context of British social, political …
Sex, Politics and Society
The Regulation of Sexuality Since 1800
Häftad, 2017
650 kr
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A pioneering study which has become an established classic in its field, Sex, Politics and Society provides a lucid and comprehensive analysis of the transformations of British sexual life from 1800 to the present. These changes are firmly located in the wider context of British social, political …
Gender in English Society 1650-1850
The Emergence of Separate Spheres?
Häftad, 1998
832 kr
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A lively social history of the roles of men and women - from workplace to household, from parish church to alehouse, from market square to marriage bed. Robert Shoemaker investigates such varied topics as crime, leisure, the theatre, religious observance, notions of morality and even changing …
