The Politics of Social Conflict - The Peak Country, 1520–1770

A social and economic history of class and popular politics in the early modern ???Peak Country??? of Derbyshire.

Sommario

List of figures; List of tables; List of maps; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction - 'terms we did not understand': landscape, place and perceptions; 1. Social relations and popular culture in early modern England; Part I. The Structures of Inequality: 2. Economy and society in the Peak Country, c.1520-70; 3. Industrialization and social change, c.1570-1660; 4. The Peak Country as an industrial region, c.1660-1770; 5. Social conflict and early capitalism; Part II. The Conditions of Community: 6. 'The memory of the people': custom, law and popular culture; 7. The politics of custom; 8. Community, identity and culture; Part III. The Politics of Social Conflict: 9. 'Pyllage uppon the poore mynorz': sources of social conflict, 1500-1600; 10. 'All is hurly burly here': local histories of social conflict, 1600-40; 11. The Peak in context: riot and popular politics in early Stuart England; 12. 'Prerogative hath many proctors': the English Revolution and the plebeian politics of the Peak, 1640-60; 13. The experience of defeat? The defence of custom, 1660-1770; 14. The making of the English working class in the Derbyshire Peak Country; Bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

This book provides an alternative approach to the history of social conflict, popular politics and plebeian culture and has implications for understandings of class identity, popular culture, riot, custom and social relations. Above all, the book challenges the claim that early modern England was a hierarchical, 'pre-class' society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andy Wood
• Con la collaborazione di: Anthony Fletcher (Editore), John Guy (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.09.1999
• EAN: 9780521561143
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56114-3
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 238 mm x 28 mm
• Peso: 720 g
• Illustrazioni: 14 maps, Karten
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Early Mod; Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), Derbyshire, 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, Derbyshire & Peak District