Culture, faith, and philanthropy : Londoners and provincial reform in early modern England /
Contemporary observers have noted that land, for centuries the foundation of economic and political power, changed hands at a quickening pace in England during the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. As new money, and therefore new people, came into the land market, the social foundatio...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave MacMillan,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Early modern cultural studies.
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| Summary: | Contemporary observers have noted that land, for centuries the foundation of economic and political power, changed hands at a quickening pace in England during the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. As new money, and therefore new people, came into the land market, the social foundations of government shifted, which led inevitably to political crisis. Empowered by new wealth and by their faith, early modern Londoners began to use philanthropy to assert their cultural authority in distant parts of the nation. Culture, Faith and Philanthropy analyzes how disputes between London and provincial authorities over such benefactions demonstrated the often tense relations between center and periphery. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 215 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780312293864 0312293860 |