Keith Wrightson and David Lavine
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203216
- eISBN:
- 9780191675799
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203216.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History, Social History
This chapter begins by presenting the rationale behind the decision to study a single village and its people, in an attempt to discern the manner in which national and local development intersected ...
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This chapter begins by presenting the rationale behind the decision to study a single village and its people, in an attempt to discern the manner in which national and local development intersected in a period in which the evolution of English society was peculiarly influenced by the nature of their interaction. It argues that uncovering the processes of change at work in the smaller worlds of county and village will provide an understanding of the convergence of forces that shaped the nation in the later 16th and the 17th centuries. The chapter then discusses the two major developments in English rural society — the significant weakening of the localism of provincial society and the emergence of a new complexity in the social differentiation of rural communities — which can be attributed to the demographic, economic, political, social, and cultural changes in the century and a half between the Reformation and the 1688 Revolution.Less
This chapter begins by presenting the rationale behind the decision to study a single village and its people, in an attempt to discern the manner in which national and local development intersected in a period in which the evolution of English society was peculiarly influenced by the nature of their interaction. It argues that uncovering the processes of change at work in the smaller worlds of county and village will provide an understanding of the convergence of forces that shaped the nation in the later 16th and the 17th centuries. The chapter then discusses the two major developments in English rural society — the significant weakening of the localism of provincial society and the emergence of a new complexity in the social differentiation of rural communities — which can be attributed to the demographic, economic, political, social, and cultural changes in the century and a half between the Reformation and the 1688 Revolution.
James Livesey
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300139020
- eISBN:
- 9780300155907
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300139020.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Social History
This book traces the origins of the modern conception of civil society—an ideal of collective life between the family and politics—not to England or France, as many of his predecessors have done, but ...
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This book traces the origins of the modern conception of civil society—an ideal of collective life between the family and politics—not to England or France, as many of his predecessors have done, but to the provincial societies of Ireland and Scotland in the eighteenth century. He shows how civil society was first invented as an idea of renewed community for the provincial and defeated elites in the provinces of the British Empire and how this innovation allowed them to enjoy liberty without directly participating in the empire's governance, until the limits of the concept were revealed. The concept of civil society continues to have direct relevance for contemporary political theory and action. The book demonstrates how Western governments, for example, have appealed to the values of civil society in their projections of power in Bosnia and Iraq. Civil society has become an object central to current ideological debate, and this book offers a thought-provoking discussion of its beginnings, objectives, and current nature.Less
This book traces the origins of the modern conception of civil society—an ideal of collective life between the family and politics—not to England or France, as many of his predecessors have done, but to the provincial societies of Ireland and Scotland in the eighteenth century. He shows how civil society was first invented as an idea of renewed community for the provincial and defeated elites in the provinces of the British Empire and how this innovation allowed them to enjoy liberty without directly participating in the empire's governance, until the limits of the concept were revealed. The concept of civil society continues to have direct relevance for contemporary political theory and action. The book demonstrates how Western governments, for example, have appealed to the values of civil society in their projections of power in Bosnia and Iraq. Civil society has become an object central to current ideological debate, and this book offers a thought-provoking discussion of its beginnings, objectives, and current nature.
Leslie Peirce
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520228900
- eISBN:
- 9780520926974
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520228900.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, Middle East History
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the relation of law to morality and gender in the Ottoman court of Aintab. The findings reveal that there is no single case in the Aintab court ...
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This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the relation of law to morality and gender in the Ottoman court of Aintab. The findings reveal that there is no single case in the Aintab court records which provides a clear window onto this provincial society, its quotidian concerns, and its legal culture. The chapter suggests that the case of Fatma provides insights into the legal culture of sixteenth-century Aintab from the perspective of an individual unremarkable in the provincial landscape, and that it is in a sense the culmination of the work of the court as it is represented by the two well-kept registers dating from September 1540 through early October 1541.Less
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the relation of law to morality and gender in the Ottoman court of Aintab. The findings reveal that there is no single case in the Aintab court records which provides a clear window onto this provincial society, its quotidian concerns, and its legal culture. The chapter suggests that the case of Fatma provides insights into the legal culture of sixteenth-century Aintab from the perspective of an individual unremarkable in the provincial landscape, and that it is in a sense the culmination of the work of the court as it is represented by the two well-kept registers dating from September 1540 through early October 1541.
Ian Haynes
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199655342
- eISBN:
- 9780191758300
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199655342.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical
The auxilia provided more than half the manpower in Rome’s provincial armies. This book demonstrates how, both on the battlefield and off, the Roman state addressed a crucial and enduring challenge, ...
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The auxilia provided more than half the manpower in Rome’s provincial armies. This book demonstrates how, both on the battlefield and off, the Roman state addressed a crucial and enduring challenge, retaining control of the miscellaneous auxiliaries upon whom its very existence depended. Crucially, this was not simply achieved by pay and punishment, but also by a very particular set of cultural attributes that characterized provincial society under the Roman Empire. To understand better these attributes, this book opens with a broad chronological survey which examines the development of the auxilia against the evolving structures of imperial power. Beginning with the origins of the imperial auxilia under the late Republic, the survey culminates in the mid third century AD, by which time most key distinctions between auxiliary soldiers and legionary troops had been substantially eroded. The volume continues with an analysis of archaeological and historical sources for the recruitment, cults, routines, patterns of speech and written communication, tactics and dress of auxiliaries, and the broader military communities of which they were a part. In each instance, local variation and grassroots developments are set alongside broader imperial patterns.Less
The auxilia provided more than half the manpower in Rome’s provincial armies. This book demonstrates how, both on the battlefield and off, the Roman state addressed a crucial and enduring challenge, retaining control of the miscellaneous auxiliaries upon whom its very existence depended. Crucially, this was not simply achieved by pay and punishment, but also by a very particular set of cultural attributes that characterized provincial society under the Roman Empire. To understand better these attributes, this book opens with a broad chronological survey which examines the development of the auxilia against the evolving structures of imperial power. Beginning with the origins of the imperial auxilia under the late Republic, the survey culminates in the mid third century AD, by which time most key distinctions between auxiliary soldiers and legionary troops had been substantially eroded. The volume continues with an analysis of archaeological and historical sources for the recruitment, cults, routines, patterns of speech and written communication, tactics and dress of auxiliaries, and the broader military communities of which they were a part. In each instance, local variation and grassroots developments are set alongside broader imperial patterns.
