State formation in early modern England, c. 1550-1700 / Michael J. Braddick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braddick, M. J. (Michael J.), 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1714.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1558-1603.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 448 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the development of the English state during the long seventeenth century, emphasising the impersonal forces which shape the uses of political power, rather than the purposeful actions of individuals or groups. It is a study of state formation rather than of state building. The author's approach does not however rule out the possibility of discerning patterns in the development of the state, and a coherent account emerges which offers some alternative answers to relatively well-established questions. In particular, it is argued that the development of the state in this period was shaped in important ways by social interests - particularly those of class, gender and age. It is also argued that this period saw significant changes in the form and functioning of the state which were, in some sense, modernising. The book therefore offers a narrative of the development of the state in the aftermath of revisionism.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and conventions; General introduction; PART I State formation in early modern England; PART II The patriarchal state; PART III The fiscal-military state; PART IV The confessional state; PART V The dynastic state; Conclusion: actions without design, patterns without blueprints; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-10394-8

1-107-12099-3

1-280-15921-9

0-511-11883-X

0-511-01723-5

0-511-15232-9

0-511-32744-7

0-511-61252-4

0-511-04644-8

OCLC:

70723329

Publisher Number:

2027/heb02098 hdl