Petitions and petitioning in Europe and North America : from the Late Medieval period to the present / edited by Richard Huzzey, Maartje Janse, Henry Miller, Joris Oddens, and Brodie Waddell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Huzzey, Richard, 1982- Editor.

Janse, Maartje, Editor.

Miller, Henry James, 1981- Editor.

Oddens, Joris, Editor.

Waddell, Brodie, Editor.

Oxford University Press, publisher.

Series:

Proceedings of the British Academy ; 0068-1202 262.

Proceedings of the British Academy, 0068-1202 ; 262

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petitions--Europe--History.

Petitions.

Petitions--North America--History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 313 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Throughout history, across very different types of state and society, petitions and petitioning have been ubiquitous practices and the interaction between petitioners and authority has been a crucial dynamic in exercising and contesting power. Consolidating and advancing a rapidly expanding field of research across history, law, and the social sciences, "Petitions and petitioning in Europe and North America" is the first study of these venerable practices from their development in the late medieval period to the emergence of e-petitions in the twenty-first century. With a broad focus on Europe and North America, this ambitious volume breaks new ground by examining the concept, history, and practice of petitions and petitioning across chronological and geographical boundaries, opening up this important topic using an interdisciplinary approach across the humanities and social sciences."--Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780197267721

0197267726

OCLC:

1445417548