Local Negotiations of English Nationhood, 1570–1680

Synopsis

Local Negotiations explores the vitality of early modern local consciousness. Even in an age of emerging nationhood, English men and women were still profoundly influenced by and even drew their primary identity from the parish, the town, and the county. This book examines how early modern writers invoke local places, traditions, and ways of thinking to respond to the larger political, religious, and cultural changes of the period. The opening chapter establishes the historical basis of local identity and describes the ways in which it was transformed in the second half of the sixteenth century. Each of the succeeding five chapters then focuses on a particular author and historical moment, and explores how local habits of thought are invoked to respond to a specific national initiative (political centralization, religious uniformity, court culture, civil war, and empire). Together, these chapters illustrate both the pervasiveness of local discourse and the range of possible responses to nationhood that it engendered. "

Copyright:

2011

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780230309883

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

Date of Addition:

03/22/17

Copyrighted By:

Springer

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Psychology, Social Studies, Language Arts

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This is a copyrighted book.