Government and Community in the English Provinces, 1700-1870

by David Eastwood

In this bold and original study, David Eastwood offers a reinterpretation of politics and public life in provincial England. He explores the ways in which power was exercised, and reconstructs the social and cultural foundations of political authority in provincial England. Professor Eastwood demonstrates the crucial role played by local elites in policy-making, and shows how English public institutions and political culture can only be understood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333552865
• ISBN13: 9780333552865
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"