Popular Culture and Political Agency in Early Modern England and Ireland - Essays in Honour of John Walter (Hardcover)

An outstanding collection, bringing together some of the leading historians of this period with some of the field's rising stars, which examines key issues in popular politics, the negotiation of power, strategies of legitimation,and the languages of politics. One of the most notable currents in social, cultural and political historiography is the interrogation of the categories of 'elite' and 'popular' politics and their relationship to each other, as well as the exploration of why andhow different sorts of people engaged with politics and behaved politically. While such issues are timeless, they hold a special importance for a society experiencing rapid political and social change, like early modern England.No one has done more to define these agendas for early modern historians than John Walter. His work has been hugely influential, and at its heart has been the analysis of the political agency of ordinary people. The essays in thisvolume engage with the central issues of Walter's work, ranging across the politics of poverty, dearth and household, popular political consciousness and practice more broadly, and religion and politics during the English revolution. This outstanding collection, bringing together some of the leading historians of this period with some of the field's rising stars, will appeal to anyone interested in the social, cultural and political history of early modern England or issues of popular political consciousness and behaviour more generally. MICHAEL J. BRADDICK is professor of history at the University of Sheffield. PHIL WITHINGTON is professor of history at the Universityof Sheffield. CONTRIBUTORS: Michael J. Braddick, J. C. Davis, Amanda Flather, Steve Hindle, Mark Knights, John Morrill, Alexandra Shepard, Paul Slack, Richard M. Smith, Clodagh Tait, Keith Thomas, Phil Withington, Andy Wood, Keith Wrightson.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Michael Braddick • Phil Withington (Contributor)
Contributors:	Alexandra Shepard • Amanda Flather • Andy Wood • Clodagh Tait • J.C. Davis (Contributor) • John Morrill • Keith Thomas • Keith Wrightson (Customer)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	329
ISBN-13:	978-1-78327-171-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-78327-171-X
Barcode:	9781783271719

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