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Information, Institutions, and Local Government in England, 1150-1700 - Turning Inside
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Information, Institutions, and Local Government in England, 1150-1700 - Turning Inside
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The years between 1550 and 1700 saw significant changes in the
nature and scope of local government: sophisticated information and
intelligence systems were developed; magistrates came to rely more
heavily on surveillance to inform 'good government'; and England's
first nationwide system of incarceration was established within
bridewells. But while these sizeable and lasting shifts have been
well studied, less attention has been paid to the important
characteristic that they shared: the 'turning inside' of the title.
What was happening beneath this growth in activity was a shift from
'open' to 'closed' management of a host of problems—from the
representation of authority itself to treatment of every kind of
local disorder, from petty crime and poverty to dirty streets.
Information, Institutions, and Local Government in England,
1150-1700 explores the character and consequences of these changes
for the first time. Drawing on wide-ranging archival research in 34
archives, the book examines the ways in which the notion of
representing authority and ethics in public (including punishment)
was increasingly called into question in early modern England, and
how and why local government officials were involved in this. This
'turning inside' was encouraged by insistence on precision and
clarity in broad bodies of knowledge, culture, and practice that
had lasting impacts on governance, as well as a range of broader
demographic, social, and economic changes that led to deeper
poverty, thinner resources, more movement, and imagined or real
crime-waves. In so doing, and by drawing on a diverse range of
examples, the book offers important new perspectives on local
government, visual representation, penal cultures, institutions,
incarceration, and surveillance in the early modern period.
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Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Paul Griffiths
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-289626-1 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-19-289626-1 |
Barcode: |
9780192896261 |
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