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  • © 1999

Culture and Power in England, 1585–1685

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  1. R. Malcolm Smuts

    1. University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA

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  • This book presents a fresh synthesis of political and cultural history from the late Tudor period to the eve of the Glorious Revolution
    It incorporates recent historiography
    It uses materials and views from other disciplines such as art history and literary criticism as well as historical research to enlighten the period

Part of the book series: Social History in Perspective (SHP)

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Frames of Reference

    • R. Malcolm Smuts
    Pages 1-40

  3. Political Imagination, c. 1585–1640

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    Pages 41-98

  4. From Civil War to Tory Reaction

    • R. Malcolm Smuts
    Pages 99-155

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 156-201
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About this book

This book provides a fresh synthesis of relationships between cultural history and politics, from the eve of the Armada to the death of Charles II in 1685. It rejects whiggish and Marxist teleologies that have shaped previous accounts of this subject and emphasises instead the diversity of cultural perspectives available in the period; the role played by concepts of honour, law, divine providence and humanist scholarship; the profound importance of religious tensions in shaping political imagination; and the growing cultural importance of conflict and partisanship during and after the Civil War.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA

    R. Malcolm Smuts

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About the author

R. MALCOLM SMUTS is Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
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