The Local Origins of Modern Society: Gloucestershire 1500-1800 Contributor(s): Rollison, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138979996 ISBN-13: 9781138979994 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Dewey: 942.41 |
Physical Information: (1.37 lbs) 336 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Through a series of sharply focused studies spanning three centuries, David Rollison explores the rise of capitalist manufacturing in the English countryside and the revolution in consciousness that accompanied it. Combining the empiricism of English historiography with the rationalism of Annales, and drawing on ideas from a wide range of disciplines, he argues that the explosive implications of the rise of rural industry created new social formations and altered the communal, cultural and social contexts of peoples lives. Using localized case studies of families and individuals the book starts with significant detail and moves out to build up a subtle and innovative view of English cultural identities in the early modern period. |