Millstone, Noah

Manuscript Circulation and the Invention of Politics in Early Stuart England (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History)

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ISBN 13:: 9781107543737
author:: Millstone, Noah
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Cambridge University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2017
Pages:: 374
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2 centimetres (0.5
Genre:: History, Europe, Great Britain,
Condition:: New
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The Manuscript Circulation and the Invention of Politics in Early Stuart England by Noah Millstone provides a systematic account of the production, circulation, and reception of manuscript pamphlets in early seventeenth-century England. These influential pamphlets addressed contemporary events in scathingly critical terms, were produced in enormous quantities, and devoured by curious readers. Millstone draws on book history, sociology of knowledge, and the history of political thought to place these manuscripts within the context of social change, state formation, and the emergence of 'politic' expertise. By examining the pamphlets, Millstone resolves a central problem of early Stuart history: how and why did the men and women of this period come to see their world as political. This book offers a fresh perspective on the subject, shedding light on a previously overlooked aspect of English history.

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