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* condenses and summarises the key information presenting it in a
fashion that is succinct and easy to understand. * The authors are
leaders in their field and have a wealth of knowledge about the
subject matter * SBA questions for each chapter, including answers
* condenses and summarises the key information presenting it in a
fashion that is succinct and easy to understand. * The authors are
leaders in their field and have a wealth of knowledge about the
subject matter * SBA questions for each chapter, including answers
Governing Rural England provides a new perspective on the process
of state formation in modern England. It begins by identifying the
complex ideological, cultural, and institutional influences which
shaped the political provincialism of later Hanoverian England. In
contrast to traditional accounts, which emphasized the ineffective,
even oligarchic, character of the administration of rural England,
David Eastwood demonstrates its effectiveness and capacity to
adapt, and uncovers the complex interplay between central and local
institutions which lay at the heart of the late Hanoverian polity.
By examining key areas of policy (poor law administration, police,
crime and punishment) Dr Eastwood explains the ways in which new
principles of public administration combined with rapid social
change to create a profound crisis in English local government in
the second quarter of the nineteenth century. The resolution of
this crisis led to a diminution in the role and power of
traditional governing elites in rural England. This complex
reconfiguration of authority within the English state had a
profound influence on the developing political culture and
institutional framework of modern Britain.
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