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The Disciplinary Revolution
Philip S. Gorski
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Paperback. Philip S. Gorski argues for the importance of a disciplinary revolution unleashed by the reformation. He shows how Calvinist inspired social discipline contributed to the governance and pacification of Dutch society. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
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 his followers created an infrastructure of religious governance and social control that served as a model for the rest of Europe -and the world. Gorski shows, for instance, how Calvinist-inspired social discipline contributed to the governance ... Read more
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 his followers created an infrastructure of religious governance and social control that served as a model for the rest of Europe -and the world. Gorski shows, for instance, how Calvinist-inspired social discipline contributed to the governance ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226304847
SKU
V9780226304847
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