Court patronage and corruption in early Stuart England / Linda Levy Peck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peck, Linda Levy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patronage, Political--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Political corruption--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1649.

Great Britain--Court and courtiers--History--17th century.

England--Social conditions--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston ; London : Unwin Hyman, 1990.

Summary:

This wide-ranging volume goes to the heart of the revisionist debate about the crisis of government that led to the English Civil War. The author tackles questions about the patronage that structured early modern society, arguing that the increase in royal bounty in the early seventeenth century redefined the corrupt practices that characterized early modern administration.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction The fountain of favor; The language of patronage: a discourse of connection; The structures of patronage and corruption: access and allocation; Court patronage networks; Court connections and county associations: the case of Buckinghamshire; Corruption and early modern administration: the case of the navy; Corruption and the economy; Corruption and political ideology; The language of corruption: a discourse of political conflict; Conclusion; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index

Notes:

Originally published: Boston : Unwin Hyman, 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-309) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-21716-2

0-203-28408-9

1-134-87042-6

0-203-16824-0

1-134-87041-8

OCLC:

475875542