Representation And Misrepresentation in Later Stuart Britain - Partisanship And Political Culture

Zusatztext Mark Knights brilliantly shows a new way of considering later-Stuart politics ... a book of exceptional depth and originality which all historians of the period ought to explore. Informationen zum Autor Mark Knights is Senior Lecturer in British History at the University of East Anglia, Norwich Klappentext This book argues that the period from 1675 was the second stage of a 17th-century revolution that ran on until 1720. It traces the development of the public as an arbiter of politics, the growth of a national political culture, the shift towards a representative society, and a political enlightenment rooted in local and national partisan conflict. Zusammenfassung This book argues that the period from 1675 was the second stage of a 17th-century revolution that ran on until 1720. It traces the development of the public as an arbiter of politics, the growth of a national political culture, the shift towards a representative society, and a political enlightenment rooted in local and national partisan conflict.

Summary

This book argues that the period from 1675 was the second stage of a 17th-century revolution that ran on until 1720. It traces the development of the public as an arbiter of politics, the growth of a national political culture, the shift towards a representative society, and a political enlightenment rooted in local and national partisan conflict.

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• Authors: Mark Knights, Mark (Senior Lecturer in British History Knights, Knights Mark
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.11.2006
• EAN: 9780199258345
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925834-5
• No. of pages: 431
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; England, Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700