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Crowds and Popular Politics in Early Modern England

Walter, John

2013,2006,2007

Overview

Early modern England was marked by profound changes in economy, society, politics and religion. It is widely believed that the poverty and discontent which these changes often caused resulted in major rebellion and frequent ‘riots’. Whereas the politics of the people have often been described as a ‘many-headed monster’; spasmodic and violent, and the only means by which the people could gain expression in a highly hierarchical society and a state that denied them a political voice, the essays in this collection argue for the inherently political nature of popular protest through a series of studies of acts of collective protest, up to and including the English Revolution. The work of John Walter has played a central role in defining current understanding of the field and has been widely read and cited by those working on the politics of subaltern groups. This collection of essays offers a radical re-evaluation of the nature of crowds and protests during the period, and it will make fascinating reading for historians of the period.

• Publisher: Manchester University Press,Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
• Subject: Crowds / Crowds -- England -- History -- 16th century / Crowds -- England -- History -- 17th century / General history of Europe England & Wales / Great Britain / Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 16th century / Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 17th century / HISTORY / Political participation / Political participation -- England -- History -- 16th century / Political participation -- England -- History -- 17th century / Politics and government / Riots / Riots -- England -- History -- 16th century / Riots -- England -- History -- 17th century / Social History
• ISBN: 1847793975, 9781847793973, 9780719074752, 0719074754