Court patronage and corruption in early Stuart England /

This wide-ranging volume goes to the heart of the revisionist debate about the crisis of government that led to the English Civil War. The author tackles questions about the patronage that structured early modern society, arguing that the increase in royal bounty in the early seventeenth century red...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Peck, Linda Levy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston ; London : [London] ; [New York] : Unwin Hyman ; Taylor & Francis, 2003.
Subjects:
1600-1699
Patronage, Political > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Political corruption > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Favoritisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Corruption (Politique) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Courts and courtiers
Patronage, Political
Political corruption
Politics and government
Social conditions
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1603-1649.
England > Social conditions > 17th century.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 17th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1603-1649.
Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 17e siècle.
England
Great Britain
Royal courts > Patronage
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover
  • Title
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction The fountain of favor
  • The language of patronage: a discourse of connection
  • The structures of patronage and corruption: access and allocation
  • Court patronage networks
  • Court connections and county associations: the case of Buckinghamshire
  • Corruption and early modern administration: the case of the navy
  • Corruption and the economy
  • Corruption and political ideology
  • The language of corruption: a discourse of political conflict
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Selected bibliography
  • Index

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