| The Civil Wars Experienced: Britain and Ireland, 1638-1661 Contributor(s): Bennett, Martyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415159024 ISBN-13: 9780415159029 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: By looking at personal sources such as diaries, petitions, letters and social/public sources including the press, Bennett clearly sets out the true cultural and social effects that the wars had on the peoples of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and how common experiences transcended national and regional boundaries. "The Civil War Experienced" discusses exactly how far-reaching the changes caused by the civil war actually were for both women and men and carefully assesses individual reactions to it. By placing the military and political developments of the civil wars into a social context, the author is able to portray a very different interpretation of a century of regicide and republic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 941.06 |
| LCCN: 99033248 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.17" W x 9.24" (1.10 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Civil Wars Experienced is an exciting new history of the civil wars, which recounts their effects on the 'common people'. This engaging survey throws new light onto a century of violence and political and social upheaval By looking at personal sources such as diaries, petitions, letters and social sources including the press, The Civil War Experienced clearly sets out the true social and cultural effects of the wars on the peoples of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and how common experiences transcended national and regional boundaries. It ranges widely from the Orkneys to Galway and from Radnorshire to Norfolk. The Civil Wars Experienced explores exactly how far-reaching the changes caused by civil wars actually were for both women and men and carefully assesses individual reactions towards them. For most people fear, familial concerns and material priorities dictated their lives, but for others the civil revolutions provided a positive force for their own spiritual and religious development. By placing the military and political developments of the civil wars in a social context, this book portrays a very different interpretation of a century of regicide and republic. |
