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Culture, Faith, and Philanthropy: Londoners and Provincial Reform in Early Modern England (Early Modern Cultural Studies)
Joseph P. Ward
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Hardcover. Empowered by new wealth and by their faith, early modern Londoners began to use philanthropy to assert their cultural authority in distant parts of the nation. Culture, Faith, and Philanthropy analyzes how disputes between London and provincial authorities over such benefactions demonstrated the often tense relations between center and periphery. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Empowered by new wealth and by their faith, early modern Londoners began to use philanthropy to assert their cultural authority in distant parts of the nation. Culture, Faith, and Philanthropy analyzes how disputes between London and provincial authorities over such benefactions demonstrated the often tense relations between center and periphery.
Empowered by new wealth and by their faith, early modern Londoners began to use philanthropy to assert their cultural authority in distant parts of the nation. Culture, Faith, and Philanthropy analyzes how disputes between London and provincial authorities over such benefactions demonstrated the often tense relations between center and periphery.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Early Modern Cultural Studies Series
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312293864
SKU
V9780312293864
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About Joseph P. Ward
Joseph P. Ward is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History of the University of Mississippi, USA. His previous publications include Metropolitan Communities: Trade Guilds, Identity and Change in Early Modern London and, with Robert Bucholz, London: A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750.
Reviews for Culture, Faith, and Philanthropy: Londoners and Provincial Reform in Early Modern England (Early Modern Cultural Studies)
"[Ward] provides us with a thorough and well-crafted study that demonstrates the importance of metropolitan charity in the social and cultural changes of the early modern period." - Reviews in History