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State formation in early modern England, c. 1550-1700

Title
State formation in early modern England, c. 1550-1700 / Michael J. Braddick.
Author
Braddick, M. J. (Michael J.), 1962-
Publication
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

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Description
ix, 448 pages; 24 cm
Summary
This title examines the development of the English state during the 17th century, emphasizing the impersonal forces which shaped the uses of political power, rather than the purposeful actions of individuals or groups.
Subject
  • 1558-1714
  • 15.70 history of Europe
  • Politics and government
  • Entstehung
  • Staat
  • Staatsvorming
  • Politieke macht
  • Great Britain > Politics and government > 1603-1714
  • Great Britain > Politics and government > 1558-1603
  • Great Britain
  • England
  • Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1603-1714
  • Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1558-1603
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The embodiment of the state -- The uses of political power in early modern England -- Social order: poverty, dearth and disease -- The courts and social order -- The state and military mobilisation -- The financing of the state -- The claims of the confessional state: local realities -- Elite formation and state formation in England, Wales and Scotland -- London's provinces: state formation in the English-speaking Atlantic world.
ISBN
  • 0521783461
  • 9780521783460
  • 0521789559
  • 9780521789554
LCCN
00023623
OCLC
  • ocm43569172
  • 43569172
  • SCSB-1204514
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library