04029nam 2200889 a 450 991078620580332120231211173803.01-84779-397-510.7765/9781847793973(CKB)2670000000276689(EBL)1069578(OCoLC)818847303(SSID)ssj0000799502(PQKBManifestationID)12318538(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799502(PQKBWorkID)10763970(PQKB)11786235(OCoLC)957516139(MdBmJHUP)muse77797(Au-PeEL)EBL1069578(CaPaEBR)ebr10623277(CaONFJC)MIL850088(MiAaPQ)EBC1069578(DE-B1597)660941(DE-B1597)9781847793973(EXLCZ)99267000000027668920121203d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCrowds and popular politics in early modern England[electronic resource] /John WalterManchester :Manchester University Press,2006.1 online resource (239 pages)Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain.Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain0-7190-8281-1 0-7190-7475-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.9780719074752; 9780719074752; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Crown and crowd: popular culture and popular protest in early modern England; Chapter 2 Grain riots and popular attitudesto the law: Maldon and the crisis of 1629; Chapter 3 The geography of food riots, 1585-16491; Chapter 4 A 'rising of the people'?The Oxfordshire rising of 1596; Chapter 5 The social economy of dearth in early modern England*; Chapter 6 The impact of the English Civil War on society: a world turned upside-down?Chapter 7 Public transcripts, popular agency and the politics of subsistence in early modern EnglandIndexEarly 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 stPolitics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralbisacshGreat BritainPolitics and governmentGreat BritainHistoryCivil War.English Revolution.Maldon.Oxfordshire rising.authority.collective protest.early modern England.grain riots.market integration.popular attitudes.popular political agency.popular political culture.popular politics.popular protest.population explosion.proto-royalists.public transcripts.regional specialisation.urbanisation.HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General.942.05942.055Walter John1948-1492671MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786205803321Crowds and popular politics in early modern England3780144UNINA