Open Elite? England, 1540-1880

Name: Open Elite? England, 1540-1880
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ISBN: 9780192851499

ISBN-10: 0192851497

ISBN-13: 9780192851499

Edition: 1986 (Abridged)

Authors: Lawrence Stone, Jeanne C. Stone

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Covering a period of three and a half centuries between two great upheavals in landed society--the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the Agricultural Depression--this highly-acclaimed study examines the traditional view that for centuries English landed society has been open to infiltration by families made newly rich through trade, office, or the professions. The Stones focus on the landed elite of Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and the Northumberland counties, combining case histories and examples with in-depth research to test the historical validity of one of the most cherished beliefs about English society, economics, and politics. For this abridged edition, the authors have…

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List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/20/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Stone teaches history at Princeton University. With his semi-Marxist perspective, he examines class relationships and ambitions as explanatory factors in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English history.