Self and Society in Early Modern England -- Part I. Wealth and Poverty -- Calculating Credit -- Quantifying Status -- Demarcating Poverty -- Part 2. Maintenance -- Maintaining Oneself -- Depending on Others -- Making a Living -- Part 3. The Changing Currency of Credit -- Refashioning Credibility -- Conclusion: Reappraising the World of Goods
Summary
This study brings together an unprecedented volume of material to offer a fundamentally new account of the social order in early modern England. The book pieces together the language of self-description deployed by over 13,500 witnesses in English courts in response to questions designed to assess their creditworthiness. Spanning the period between 1550 and 1728, it is the first study of English society that fully incorporates women; that offers comprehensive coverage of the range of social groups from the gentry to the labouring poor and across the life cycle; and that represents regional variation
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Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO; viewed on February 5, 2015)