The State and Social Change in Early Modern England, C. 1550-1640
Description
This is a study of the social and cultural implications of the growth of governance in England in the century after 1550. It is principally concerned with the role played by the middling sort in social and political regulation, especially through the use of the law. It discusses the evolution of public policy in the context of contemporary understandings and of economic change. It also analyses litigation, arbitration, social welfare, criminal justice, moral regulation and parochial administration as manifestations of the increasing role of the state in early modern England.
Keywords
SOCIAL CHANGEGREAT BRITAIN_POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT_1485-1603GREAT BRITAIN_POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT_1603-1714GREAT BRITAIN_SOCIAL CONDITIONS
