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In the latter half of the twentieth century, historians came to consider “politics” to mean more than simply the formal institutions and apparatus of government, run by a small minority of wealthy, educated elite men. The word has been adopted by historians of different genres as synonymous with power, or agency, and the scope for “political” activity has been widened to incorporate a variety of everyday events and ordinary people.

These collected essays explore the quotidian experience of politics in the form of popular politics, religion and popular culture. The contributors...

This is a book about seventeenth-century Norwich and its inhabitants. At its core are the interconnected themes of social topographies and the relationships between urban inhabitants and their environment. Cityscapes were, and are, shaped and given meaning during the practice of people's lived experiences. In return, those same urban places lend human interactions depth and quality. Social Relations and Urban Space uncovers manifold possible landscapes, including those belonging to the rich and to the poor, to men, to women, to 'strangers and foreigners', to political actors of both formal...

Exam board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Geography First teaching: September 2018 First exams: Summer 2019 Find what you need to know, when you need it, with key facts at your fingertips for Higher Geography Keep this course companion by your side throughout your course so you can check content, review your understanding, use quick tips for success and improve your exam performance. Written by an experienced teacher, author and examiner, this book will help you to: - Build on your learning throughout the course by reinforcing the key ...

Based on close readings of both public and private documents - court records, churchwarden accounts, depositions, diaries, letters and pamphlets - this collection of essays presents the largely untold story of non-elite women and their dealings with the law.