The politics of commonwealth
Subtitle: citizens and freemen in early modern England
By: Phil Withington.
Series: Cambridge social and cultural histories ;; 4
Publisher: Cambridge Univeristy Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Political participation -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Political participation -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Citizenship -- England -- History -- 16th century.; Citizenship -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1603.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1603-1714.
Description: "The Politics of Commonwealth offers a major reinterpretation of urban political culture in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Examining what it meant to be a freeman and citizen in early modern England, it also shows the increasingly pivotal place of cities and boroughs within the national polity. It considers the practices that constituted urban citizenship as well as its impact on the economic, patriarchal and religious life of towns and the larger commonwealth."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-285) and index.