State Formation in Early Modern England, c.1550-1700 - Softcover

Braddick, Michael J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521789559 ISBN 13: 9780521789554

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

An account of the modernisation and development of the English state in the seventeenth century.

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Review

'... this is a breakthrough book of fundamental importance. By investing it with a new theoretical rigour, and so integrating its intellectual, cultural, social, economic and political aspects, Braddick has not only moved the analysis of state formation on to a broader canvas, but raised it to a new level.' The English Historical Review

'An interesting study with an original approach.' Northern History

'By appreciating the complexity of state 'formation' rather than 'making', and by crossing the boundaries separating periods and those dividing different fields of historical analysis, Braddick has provided the best guide we have to the early modern state.' The Historical Journal

'Constantly thoughtful, the text will prove indispensable.' Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Book Description

On the basis of a wide-ranging synthesis of work in diverse fields of English, British and colonial history, this book makes an alternative argument about the modernisation of the seventeenth-century English state. It also focuses on the role of class and gender interests in the state's development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521789559
• ISBN 13: 9780521789554
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460