Communities in Early Modern England (Paperback)

Alexandra Shepard

ISBN 10: 071905477X / ISBN 13: 9780719054778

Published by Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2000

About this Item

Paperback. How were cultural, political and social identities formed in the early modern period? How were they maintained and what happened when they were contested? "Community" has suffered from a problem intrinsic to historical analysis; the tensions between its past and current meanings. Divided into three parts this book looks first at community and networks - how individuals were bound into communities by religious, professional and social networks. The second part looks at the importance of place - ranging from the Parish, to communities of crime, to the place of political culture. Finally the authors explore the value of rhetoric in generating community - from the King's English to the use of "public" as a rhetorical community. How were cultural, political and social identities formed in the early modern period? This book looks at community and networks, the importance of place and the value of rhetoric in generating "community". Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Communities in Early Modern England (Paperback)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press, Manchester
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071905477X
• ISBN 13: 9780719054778
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This volume attempts to rediscover the richness of community in the early modern world - through bringing together a range of fascinating material on the wealth of interactions that operated in the public sphere. Divided into three parts the book looks at:
the importance of place – ranging from the Parish, to communities of crime, to the place of political culture,
Community and Networks – how individuals were bound into communities by religious, professional and social networks
the value of rhetoric in generating community – from the King’s English to the use of ‘public’ as a rhetorical community. Explores the many ways in which people utilised communication, space, and symbols to constitute communities in early modern England. Highly interdisciplinary - incorporating literary material, history, religion, medical, political and cultural histories together, will be of interest to specialists, students and anyone concerned with the meaning and practice of community, past and present.

About the Authors

Alexandra Shepard is Lecturer in History at the University of Sussex

Phil Withington is Lecturer in Cultural History at the University of Aberdeen