English Society
288 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Paperback
Release Date:23 Jan 2003
ISBN:9780813532882
English Society brings together the results of recent historiography, together with much original research by the author, to provide a fascinating picture of society and social change in the period. The first section of the book discusses some of the enduring characteristics of society: social stratification and social mobility, kinship, neighborliness, patronage and deference, courtship and family formation, relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children. The second half of the book charts the course of social change: problems of public order, crime and social control, educational and religious developments, and profound changes in popular culture brought about by the growth of popular literacy and the consolidation of the Protestant Reformation. At every point, Keith Wrightson brings his material to life with his arresting use of contemporary diaries and texts.
KEITH WRIGHTSON is a professor of history at Yale University. His many books include Earthly Necessities: Economic Lives in Early Modern Britain.
Introduction to the 2003 edition
Preface
Introduction
Part One. Enduring Structures
1. Degrees of People
2. Social Relations in the Local Community
3. Family Formation
4. Husband and Wives, Parents and Children
Part Two. The Course of Social Change
5. Population and Resources
6. Order
7. Learning and Godliness
Conclusion: Nation and Locality
Notes and References
Further Reading
Index
Preface
Introduction
Part One. Enduring Structures
1. Degrees of People
2. Social Relations in the Local Community
3. Family Formation
4. Husband and Wives, Parents and Children
Part Two. The Course of Social Change
5. Population and Resources
6. Order
7. Learning and Godliness
Conclusion: Nation and Locality
Notes and References
Further Reading
Index
