Reading and Politics in Early Modern England The Mental World of a Seventeenth-Century Catholic Gentleman |
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| Author:
| Baker, Geoff |
| Series title: | Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84779-265-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | Free of charge contact
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Book Description:
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This book examines the activities of William Blundell, a seventeenth-century Catholic gentleman, and using the approaches of the history of reading provides a detailed analysis of his mindset. The findings of the study challenge a historical determinism which removes Catholics from the mainstream of early-modern society.
This book examines the activities of William Blundell, a seventeenth-century Catholic gentleman, and using the approaches of the history of reading provides a detailed analysis of his mindset. The findings of the study challenge a historical determinism which removes Catholics from the mainstream of early-modern society.