Dismembering the Body Politic: Partisan Politics in England's Towns, 1650-1730
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History Series and Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History Series)
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This is a major survey of how towns were governed in late Stuart and early Hanoverian England. A new kind of politics emerged out of England's Civil War: partisan politics. This happened first in the corporations governing the towns, and not at Parliament as is usually argued. Based on an examination of the records of scores of corporations, this book explains how war unleashed a cycle of purge and counter-purge which continued for decades. It also...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521526043
ISBN13:9780521526043
Release Date:November 2003
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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