Book: Crowds And Popular Politics In Early Modern England Early modern England was marked by profound changes in economy, society, politics and religion. It is widely believed that the poverty and discontent which these changes often caused resulted in major rebellion and frequent ' riots' . Whereas the politics of the people have often been described as a ' many-headed monster'; spasmodic and violent, and the only means by which the people could gain expression in a highly hierarchical society and a state that denied them a political voice, the essays in this collection argue for the inherently political nature of popular protest through a series of studies of acts of collective protest, up to and including the English Revolution.
Details of Book: Crowds And Popular Politics In Early Modern England Book: Crowds And Popular Politics In Early Modern England
Author: John Walter
ISBN: 0719074754
ISBN-13: 9780719074752
, 978-0719074752
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Date: Mar 2007
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Number of Pages: 224
Language: English