Petitions in Social History |
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| Author:
| van Voss, Lex Heerma |
| Series title: | International Review of Social History Supplements Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-55016-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This book looks at petitions from all over the globe over the last five centuries to reconstruct the lives and opinions of 'humble' petitioners. The grievances of ordinary people, stored by the authorities to which they were submitted, are now rich and valuable sources for social historians.
This book looks at petitions from all over the globe over the last five centuries to reconstruct the lives and opinions of 'humble' petitioners. The grievances of ordinary people, stored by the authorities to which they were submitted, are now rich and valuable sources for social historians.