Agnes Bowker's Cat: Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England
ISBN: 9780198207818 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cressy examines how the orderly, Protestant, and hierarchical society of post-Reformation England coped with the cultural challenges posed by beliefs and events outside the social norm. Drawing on local texts and narratives he reveals how a series of troubling and unorthodox happenings--bestiality and monstrous births, seduction and abortion, nakedness and cross-dressing, excommunication and irregular burial, iconoclasm and vandalism--disturbed the margins, cut across the grain, and set the authorities on edge.
Cressy examines how the orderly, Protestant, and hierarchical society of post-Reformation England coped with the cultural challenges posed by beliefs ...
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Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern England
ISBN: 9780198208181 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This path-breaking study explores the diverse and varied meanings of manhood in early modern England and their complex, and often contested, relationship with patriarchal principles. Using social, political and medical commentary, alongside evidence of social practice derived from court records, Dr Shepard argues that patriarchal ideology contained numerous contradictions, and that, while males were its primary beneficiaries, it was undermined and opposed by men as well as women.
This path-breaking study explores the diverse and varied meanings of manhood in early modern England and their complex, and often contested, relations...
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The Crown's Servants: Government and the Civil Service Under Charles II, 1660-1685
ISBN: 9780198208266 / Angielski / Twarda / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume examines English central government and the royal court under King Charles II (1660-1685). The author focuses on the structure of government and its methods, as well as its policies, tasks, successes, and failures. A sequel to two earlier books by the same author, this study makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of later seventeenth-century history and the development of English government.
This volume examines English central government and the royal court under King Charles II (1660-1685). The author focuses on the structure of governme...
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908,28 zł |
Restoration, Reformation, and Reform, 1660-1828: Archbishops of Canterbury and Their Diocese
ISBN: 9780198208303 / Angielski / Twarda / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This wide-ranging and original book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Church of England in the period between 1660 and 1828. It explores the nature of the Restoration ecclesiastical regime, the character of the clerical profession, and the quality of the clergy's pastoral work, and the question of Church reform through a detailed study of the diocese of the archbishops of Canterbury. The book covers the political, economic, cultural, intellectual, and pastoral functions of the established Church and highlights the links to the Church of both earlier and later eras....
This wide-ranging and original book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Church of England in the period between 1660 and 1828...
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263,30 zł |
Picturing the Past: English History in Text and Image, 1830-1870
ISBN: 9780198208440 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through a series of interrelated case-studies of nineteenth-century history books, history textbooks, and historical novels, Rosemary Mitchell draws out the attitudes of Victorians toward their national past. She highlights how history--once a popular pastime--became the preserve of professionals and how both the text and images in popular and scholarly publications contributed to Victorian cultural identities.
Through a series of interrelated case-studies of nineteenth-century history books, history textbooks, and historical novels, Rosemary Mitchell draws o...
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821,79 zł |
The Quarrel of Macaulay and Croker: Politics and History in the Age of Reform
ISBN: 9780198208648 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of one of the great literary rows of the nineteenth century, between one of its greatest historians and one of its sharpest critics. The quarrel began in the House of Commons during the debates of 1831-2 on parliamentary reform and was continued in the quarterly reviews. In this highly readable study, William Thomas offers a new perspective and insight into the quarrel and its ramifications, and provides a nuanced assessment of the protagonists and their work.
This is the story of one of the great literary rows of the nineteenth century, between one of its greatest historians and one of its sharpest critics....
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Food for War: Agriculture and Rearmament in Britain Before the Second World War
ISBN: 9780198208716 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This groundbreaking study charts Britain's food and agricultural preparations in the 1930s. It shows that in this sector, in contrast to other areas of the economy, government plans were already well-developed by 1939 and examines how the measures of the 1930s not only set the stage for World War II but also contributed to a more robust British agiculture in the decades that followed.
This groundbreaking study charts Britain's food and agricultural preparations in the 1930s. It shows that in this sector, in contrast to other areas o...
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549,96 zł |
The Reign of Elizabeth, 1558-1603
ISBN: 9780198217015 / Angielski / Twarda / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few rulers have impressed themselves so forcefully on the memory and imagination of their people as Queen Elizabeth I. 'Elizabethan England' was, in a very real sense, Elizabeth's England, and the country she left behind when she died was a kingdom that had won a commanding position among the great powers of Europe. This book, first published in The Oxford History of England covers all aspects of the reign of Elizabeth, encompassing social and cultural history as well as political and economic. Among the principal issues it deals with are the Religious Settlement, England's relations with...
Few rulers have impressed themselves so forcefully on the memory and imagination of their people as Queen Elizabeth I. 'Elizabethan England' was, in a...
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846,50 zł |
The Later Stuarts, 1660-1714
ISBN: 9780198217022 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Surveys the major developments in the political, social, economic and intellectual history of England from the restoration of Charles II to the death of Queen Anne.
Surveys the major developments in the political, social, economic and intellectual history of England from the restoration of Charles II to the death ...
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698,23 zł |
The Early Stuarts, 1603-1660
ISBN: 9780198217046 / Angielski / Twarda / 482 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mr. Godfrey Davies's volume The Early Stuarts covers the period from the accession of James 1 to the Restoration of 1660. It is based on his own researches and on an outstandingly wide and detailed knowledge of the sources. Since its first publication it has held the field as a standard textbook. Shortly before his death in 1957 the author completed his revision of the second edition. The text incorporates the results of much new work and the bibliography is brought up to date; but the main features of the book are preserved.
Mr. Godfrey Davies's volume The Early Stuarts covers the period from the accession of James 1 to the Restoration of 1660. It is based on his own resea...
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England 1870-1914
ISBN: 9780198217053 / Angielski / Twarda / 658 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1936, this now-classic volume spans a time of rapid and far-reaching change in England--from Gladstone's first ministry, through the great contest with Disraeli, the Home Rule debate, the establishment of the Labour moverment, the Boer War, and the Liberal reforms of 1909-10, to the end of an era marked by the catastrophe of 1914. With stimulating analyses of social and economic developments as well as domestic and foreign policy, Ensor's account serves as a superb introduction to the period it covers and offers insight into the world of the 1930s in which it was...
First published in 1936, this now-classic volume spans a time of rapid and far-reaching change in England--from Gladstone's first ministry, through th...
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846,50 zł |
The Earlier Tudors, 1485-1558
ISBN: 9780198217060 / Angielski / Twarda / 722 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This classic volume in the renowned Oxford History of England series examines the birth of a nation-state from the death throes of the Middle Ages in North-West Europe. John D. Mackie describes the establishment of a stable monarchy by the very competent Henry VII, examines the means employed by him, and considers how far his monarchy can be described as "new." He also discusses the machinery by which the royal power was exercised and traces the effect of the concentration of lay and eccleciastical authority in the person of Wolsey, whose soaring ambition helped make possible the...
This classic volume in the renowned Oxford History of England series examines the birth of a nation-state from the death throes of the Middle Ages in ...
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858,86 zł |
The Whig Supremacy, 1714-1760
ISBN: 9780198217107 / Angielski / Twarda / 526 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Whig Supremacy 1714-1760
The Whig Supremacy 1714-1760
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846,50 zł |
The Age of Reform, 1815-1870
ISBN: 9780198217114 / Angielski / Twarda / 702 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A general survey of the achievements - and failures - of the English people over half a century between the victory of Waterloo and the first administration of Gladstone.
A general survey of the achievements - and failures - of the English people over half a century between the victory of Waterloo and the first administ...
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871,22 zł |
The Reign of George III, 1760-1815
ISBN: 9780198217138 / Angielski / Twarda / 656 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Reign of George III: 1760-1815
The Reign of George III: 1760-1815
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English History 1914-1945
ISBN: 9780198217152 / Angielski / Twarda / 750 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During ten of the 31 years between 1914 and 1945 the English people were involved in world wars; for 19 of the years they lived in the shadow of mass unemployment. These themes and the politics which sprang from them shape the narrative of this book.
During ten of the 31 years between 1914 and 1945 the English people were involved in world wars; for 19 of the years they lived in the shadow of mass ...
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The English Settlements
ISBN: 9780198217190 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here, Myres looks anew at the dark centuries of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the emergence of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the seventh--the subject of the now-classic Roman Britain and the English Settlements by Collingwood and Myres--and reconsiders the period in light of abundant recent research in the field. New linguistic findings have led to a significant shift in emphasis, which is now reflected in this last volume of the Oxford History of England. The author illuminates some of the little-understood factors that link Roman Britain with...
Here, Myres looks anew at the dark centuries of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the emergence of Ang...
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Recovery, Reorientation, and Reformation: Wales C.1415-1642
ISBN: 9780198217336 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents for the first time a rounded portrait of the two decisive centuries of Welsh history that followed the protracted and destructive Glyn Dwr Rebellion (1400-1415). A penetrating account of the lives of Welsh men and women at all social levels, it tells the lively and exciting story of Welsh recovery from disaster and chronicles the political, religious, and cultural changes that were ushered in by the Tudor Act of Union, the Renaissance, and the Reformation. Professor Williams introduces readers to a diverse and impressive cast of characters such as Owain Glyndwr, Henry...
This book presents for the first time a rounded portrait of the two decisive centuries of Welsh history that followed the protracted and destructive G...
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1464,30 zł |
Death, Religion, and the Family in England, 1480-1750
ISBN: 9780198217619 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Both the interest and importance of the social history of death have been increasingly recognized during the last thirty years. Here, Houlbrooke examines the impact of religious change on the English "way of death" between 1480 and 1750. He discusses relatively neglected aspects of the subject, such as the death-bed, will-making, and last rites. He also studies the wide variety of commemorative media and practices, and is the first to describe the development of the English funeral sermon between the late Middle Ages and the 18th century. Houlbrooke shows how the need of the living to...
Both the interest and importance of the social history of death have been increasingly recognized during the last thirty years. Here, Houlbrooke exami...
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1118,33 zł |
The Rise of the Barristers: A Social History of the English Bar, 1590-1640
ISBN: 9780198217640 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The barristers were the most powerful and prosperous professional group in early modern England. This book systematically examines the barrister's working life during a half-century of rapid growth and structural change within the legal profession. Prest analyzes patterns of professional recruitment, training, and mobility and explores the participation of barristers in the cultural, religious, and political life of Elizabethan and early Stuart England. This is the first book to be published in the Oxford Studies in Social History, under the general editorship of Keith Thomas. The series,...
The barristers were the most powerful and prosperous professional group in early modern England. This book systematically examines the barrister's wor...
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722,95 zł |