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The discipline of social history has still not given enough attention to the ways in which the perceptions and roles of "ordinary" people changed over time. In these fascinating British and Dutch cases, we see how the study of this evolution imparts historical texture and enables us to und...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Social & cultural history
> c 1500 to c 1600
> c 1600 to c 1700
> United Kingdom, Great Britain
> Netherlands
European history
> c 1500 to c 1600
> c 1600 to c 1700
> United Kingdom, Great Britain
> Netherlands
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137380524 |
| Summary: |
The discipline of social history has still not given enough attention to the ways in which the perceptions and roles of "ordinary" people changed over time. In these fascinating British and Dutch cases, we see how the study of this evolution imparts historical texture and enables us to understand early modernity with greater clarity. to come. |
| Item Description: |
Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137380517, 2013. |
| Carrier Form: | 336 p. : 21 b&w, ill. |
| ISBN: |
9781137380524 : 1137380527 : |
| CLC: | K835.617 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Margaret Jacob and Catherine Secretan PART I: A NEW SELF-PERCEPTION 1. The 'Simple Burgher' of D.V. Coornhert (1522-1590): A Dutch Freethinker Opens the Door to a New Age-- Dorothee Sturkenboom 2. Common People as Individuals: Hobbes's Normative Approach to the Ordinary Mind-- Luc Foisneau 3. News as a Path to Independence: Merchant Correspondence and the Exchange of News during the Dutch Revolt-- Jesse Sadler PART II: THE CAPABILITIES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE AND THE BIRTH OF THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL WORLD 4. 'Ordinary' People and Philosophers in the Laboratories and Workshops |