Controlling Misbehavior in England, 1370 1600

by Marjorie Keniston McIntosh

Book Overview

In this important study, Professor McIntosh argues against the suggestion that social regulation was a distinctive feature of the decades around 1600, resulting from Puritanism. Instead, through an examination of 255 village and small-town communities distributed throughout England, Professor McIntosh demonstrates that concern with wrongdoing mounted gradually between 1370 and 1600. In an attempt to maintain good order and enforce ethical conduct,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521894042
• ISBN13: 9780521894043
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"