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Identity and Agency in England, 1500–1800

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Editors:
  1. Henry French

    1. University of Exeter, UK

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  2. Jonathan Barry

    1. Sociological & Political Studies, University of Exeter, UK

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. ‘Identity and Agency in English Society, 1500–1800’— Introduction

    • Henry French, Jonathan Barry
    Pages 1-37

  3. Civility, Honesty and the Identification of the Deserving Poor in Seventeenth-century England

    • Steve Hindle
    Pages 38-59

  4. Social Inequality, Identity and the Labouring Poor in Eighteenth-century England

    • Peter King
    Pages 60-86

  5. Honesty, Worth and Gender in Early Modern England, 1560–1640

    • Alexandra Shepard
    Pages 87-105

  6. A Dynamic Model of Social Relations: Celibacy, Credit and the Identity of the ‘Spinster’ in Seventeenth-century England

    • Judith Spicksley
    Pages 106-146

  7. Class and Credit: Social Identity, Wealth and the Life Course in Early Modern England

    • Craig Muldrew
    Pages 147-177

  8. Sense and Singularity: The Social Experiences of John Marsh and Thomas Stutterd in Late-Georgian England

    • Helen Berry
    Pages 178-199

  9. Agency, Custom and the English Corporate System

    • Phil Withington
    Pages 200-222

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 223-254
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About this book

This collection of essays is arranged around the central issue raised by a raft of new empirical research - the relationship between social identity, or the 'vision of the self', and the ways in which this can explain historical agency. If identities in early modern society were multiple, complex, and dependent on context, rather than homogenous, consistent, or easily determined, then it is difficult to make simple causal links to behaviour. This collection aims to make innovative new research on the structures of English society available to the wider scholarly audience. The essays use a number of detailed contextual case studies to explore the twin themes of the nature of identities in early modern society, and their role in influencing historical agency. They examine the variety of identities available to individuals in early modern England, and the ways in which these were invoked and employed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Exeter, UK

    Henry French

  • Sociological & Political Studies, University of Exeter, UK

    Jonathan Barry

About the editors

HELEN BERRY Lecturer in History, University of Newcastle, UK STEVE HINDLE Professor of History, University of Warwick, UK PETER KING Professor of Social History, University College, Northampton, UK CRAIG MULDREW Lecturer in History, Queen's College, Cambridge, UK ALEXANDRA SHEPARD Lecturer in History, Christ's College, Cambridge, UK JUDITH SPICKSLEY ESRC Research Fellow, Department of History, University of Hull, UK PHIL WITHINGTON Lecturer in History, University of Aberdeen, UK

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Identity and Agency in England, 1500–1800

  • Editors: Henry French, Jonathan Barry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230523104

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-1764-5Published: 23 November 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51352-9Published: 23 November 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-52310-4Published: 23 November 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 254

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of Early Modern Europe

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