Controlling Misbehavior in England, 1370-1600

Zusammenfassung Through an examination of 255 places in England! Professor McIntosh challenges many historical assumptions to demonstrate that concern with wrongdoing mounted gradually between 1370 and 1600. This important study describes how English people defined and attempted to control misbehaviour during the later medieval and early modern periods. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables and lists; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The History of Social Regulation: 1. The forms of control; 2. Methodological underpinnings; 3. Social regulation in England's smaller communities; 4. Social concern in other contexts; Part II. Factors that Influenced Social Regulation: 5. Some political considerations; 6. Social ecology I: 'broad response' and 'no response' communities; 7. Social ecology II: analysis by type of offences reported; 8. Ideological/religious influences; Conclusion: social regulation and the transition from medieval to early modern England; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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• Autori: Marjorie Keniston McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston (University of Colorad Mcintosh, Marjorie Keniston (University of Colorado McIntosh
• Con la collaborazione di: Jan de Vries (Editore), Richard Smith (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.06.2002
• EAN: 9780521894043
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89404-3
• Pagine: 312
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Populatio
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia