The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe

by Philip S. Gorski

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What explains the rapid growth of state power in early modern Europe? While most scholars have pointed to the impact of military or capitalist revolutions, Philip S. Gorski argues instead for the importance of a disciplinary revolution unleashed by the Reformation. By refining and diffusing a variety of disciplinary techniques and strategies, such as communal surveillance, control through incarceration, and bureaucratic office-holding, Calvin and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226304841

ISBN13:9780226304847

Release Date:July 2003

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:266 Pages

Weight:0.86 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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