The State and Social Change in Early Modern England, 1550-1640

by Steve Hindle

Book Overview

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, of economic change; and analyses litigation, arbitration, social welfare, criminal justice, moral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403900469
• ISBN13: 9781403900463
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"