1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779671303321

Autore

Sowerby Scott <1973->

Titolo

Making toleration [[electronic resource] ] : the repealers and the Glorious Revolution / / Scott Sowerby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-674-07593-5

0-674-07591-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 p.)

Collana

Harvard historical studies ; ; 181

Disciplina

274.107

Soggetti

Religion and politics - Great Britain - History - 17th century

Religion and state - England - History - 17th century

Religious tolerance - England - History - 17th century

Great Britain History James II, 1685-1688

Great Britain History Revolution of 1688

Great Britain Politics and government 1660-1714

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note to Readers -- Introduction -- 1. Forming a Movement -- 2. Writing a New Magna Carta -- 3. Fearing the Unknown -- 4. Taking Sides -- 5. Seizing Control -- 6. Countering a Movement -- 7. Dividing a Nation -- 8. Dancing in a Ditch -- 9. Enacting Toleration -- Appendix: A List of Repealer Publications -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Manuscripts Consulted -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the reign of James II, minority groups from across the religious spectrum, led by the Quaker William Penn, rallied together under the Catholic King James in an effort to bring religious toleration to England. Known as repealers, these reformers aimed to convince Parliament to repeal laws that penalized worshippers who failed to conform to the doctrines of the Church of England. Although the movement was destroyed by the Glorious Revolution, it profoundly influenced the post-revolutionary settlement, helping to develop the ideals of tolerance that would define the European Enlightenment. Based on a rich array of newly discovered archival sources, Scott Sowerby's



groundbreaking history rescues the repealers from undeserved obscurity, telling the forgotten story of men and women who stood up for their beliefs at a formative moment in British history. By restoring the repealer movement to its rightful prominence, Making Toleration also overturns traditional interpretations of King James II's reign and the origins of the Glorious Revolution. Though often depicted as a despot who sought to impose his own Catholic faith on a Protestant people, James is revealed as a man ahead of his time, a king who pressed for religious toleration at the expense of his throne. The Glorious Revolution, Sowerby finds, was not primarily a crisis provoked by political repression. It was, in fact, a conservative counter-revolution against the movement for enlightened reform that James himself encouraged and sustained.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337739403321

Autore

Adeagbo Oluwafemi

Titolo

The Dynamics and Complexities of Interracial Gay Families in South Africa: A New Frontier : Gay Relationships in South Africa / / by Oluwafemi Adeagbo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-03922-6

Edizione

[1st edition 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 79 pages 1 illustrations)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Sociology, , 2212-6368

Disciplina

305

306.8740866

Soggetti

Social groups

Families

Sex (Psychology)

Gender expression

Social structure

Equality

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

Gender Studies

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Same-sex Intimacy in South Africa: an Introduction -- Chapter 2. Diversity in Families -- Chapter 3. Relationship Formation, Division of Housework & Power Negotiation -- Chapter 4. Conflict Management, Coping Strategies and Social Support -- Chapter 5. Conclusion: Contributions, Recommendations & Future Research Areas.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an in-depth account of a qualitative study on the familial arrangements and domestic settings shaping interracial gay partnerships in the South African context, and it offers both empirical and theoretical insights on the topic. While heterosexual intimate relationships, particularly mixed-race couples, have attracted societal and scholarly attention in South Africa due to the country’s past history of racial segregation, it is, however, striking how little emphasis is placed on understanding same-sex unions in a transforming South Africa. This book is timely and important because it explores the vignettes, complexities and dynamics of interracial gay intimate relationships, an area that hardly gets the scholarly attention it deserves. The book addresses the intersectionality, and the question of how sexuality, gender, racial identity and personal resources influence the relationship as well as the way resilience strategies are drawn upon to sustain the partnership.