| Controlling Misbehavior in England, 1370 1600 Contributor(s): McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston (Author), Marjorie Keniston, McIntosh (Author), Smith, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521621771 ISBN-13: 9780521621779 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Through an examination of 255 places in England, Professor McIntosh argues against the suggestion that social regulation was a distinctive feature of the decades around 1600, resulting from Puritanism, and demonstrates that concern with wrongdoing mounted gradually between 1370 and 1600. This trail-breaking study of how English people defined and attempted to control misbehavior opens up little-known sources and new research methods, challenges many historical assumptions and sheds light on the transition from early medieval to early modern patterns. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 361.109 |
| LCCN: 98141859 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy & Society in Past Time |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.38 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Western Europe |