Accounting for Oneself

Zusatztext [A] compelling new study ... This important book provides an essential bottom-up view of how ordinary men and women accounted for themselves in a rapidly changing world. Painstakingly researched and carefully argued, it should be read by anyone interested in the social and economic transformations of early modern England. Informationen zum Autor Alexandra Shepard has published widely on the history of gender relations and social relations in early modern England, including a book entitled Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern England (Oxford University Press, 2003). She has also co-edited a number of essay collections, including most recently (with Steve Hindle and John Walter), Remaking English Society: Social Relations and Social Change in Early Modern England (2013). Klappentext A fundamentally new account of the social order in early modern England: the first study to fully incorporate women, to offer comprehensive coverage of the range of social groups from the gentry to the labouring poor and across the life-cycle, and to represent regional variation. Zusammenfassung A fundamentally new account of the social order in early modern England: the first study to fully incorporate women, to offer comprehensive coverage of the range of social groups from the gentry to the labouring poor and across the life-cycle, and to represent regional variation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Self and Society in Early Modern England Part I: Wealth and Poverty 2: Calculating Credit 3: Quantifying Status 4: Demarcating Poverty Part II: Maintenance 5: Maintaining Oneself 6: Depending on Others 7: Making a Living Part III: The Changing Currency of Credit 8: Refashioning Credibility Conclusion: Reappraising the World of Goods Bibliography

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• Authors: Alexandra Shepard, Alexandra (Professor of Gender History Shepard, Shepard Alexandra
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2015
• EAN: 9780199600793
• ISBN: 978-0-19-960079-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 242 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; England, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800