Power of Gifts - Gift Exchange in Early Modern England

Zusatztext rich and illuminating ... a fine piece of historical analysis, which crosses the traditional boundaries of social, cultural, and political history. Informationen zum Autor Felicity Heal is an emeritus fellow of Jesus College and was a lecturer in History at the University of Oxford from 1980 to 2011. She is the author of numerous books and articles on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Britain, including Reformation in Britain and Ireland (2003), The Gentry in England and Wales 1500-1700 (with Clive Holmes, 1994),and Hospitality in Early Modern England (1990). In recent years her research interests have focused on gifts and social exchange, and also on Tudor chronicles and the history of the early Church in England. She is a Fellow of the British Academy. Klappentext A new study which considers the nature of gift-giving in early-modern England - looking at what gifts where, how they were offered and received, and what they meant politically under the different monarchs of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Zusammenfassung A new study which considers the nature of gift-giving in early-modern England - looking at what gifts where, how they were offered and received, and what they meant politically under the different monarchs of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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• Authors: Dr. Felicity Heal, Dr. Felicity (Emeritus Fellow in History Heal, Felicity Heal, Heal Felicity
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9780199542956
• ISBN: 978-0-19-954295-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Self-tuition materials (general); Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Miscellaneous; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, History - General History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Corruption in politics, government and society