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The Resource Dismembering the body politic : partisan politics in England's towns, 1650-1730, Paul D. Halliday, (electronic resource)

Dismembering the body politic : partisan politics in England's towns, 1650-1730, Paul D. Halliday, (electronic resource)

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Summary
This is a major survey of how towns were governed in late Stuart and early Hanoverian England. A new kind of politics emerged out of England's Civil War: partisan politics. This happened first in the corporations governing the towns, and not at Parliament as is usually argued. Based on an examination of the records of scores of corporations, this book explains how war unleashed a cycle of purge and counter-purge which continued for decades. It also explains how a society that feared a system of politics based on division found the means to absorb it peacefully. As conflict sharpened in communities everywhere, local competitors turned to the court of King's Bench to resolve their differences. In doing so, they prompted the court to develop a new body of law that protected local governments from the divisive impulses within them.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xvii, 393 pages)
Contents
  • 4.
  • Partisan politics, 1663-1682
  • pt. 2.
  • The King and his corporations, 1660-1688.
  • 5.
  • The corporations and their charters, 1660-1682.
  • 6.
  • Quo warranto and the King's corporations, 1682-1685.
  • 7.
  • Revolution in the corporations, 1685-1688
  • pt. 1.
  • pt. 3.
  • Partisan conflict and the law in a dynamic society.
  • 8.
  • The legacy of the 1680s.
  • 9.
  • Partisan conflict and political stability, 1702-1727.
  • 10.
  • 1660, 1688, 1727, and beyond.
  • App. A.
  • Royal charters of incorporation, 1660-1727
  • Corporate ideal and partisan reality.
  • App. B.
  • Enforcement of the Corporation Act, 1662-1663
  • 1.
  • The paradox of partisan politics.
  • 2.
  • "The best of politics"
  • 3.
  • From purge to purge: Civil War, Interregnum, and Restoration in the corporations.
Isbn
9780511549380
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511549380
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Label
Dismembering the body politic : partisan politics in England's towns, 1650-1730
Title
Dismembering the body politic
Title remainder
partisan politics in England's towns, 1650-1730
Statement of responsibility
Paul D. Halliday
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
This is a major survey of how towns were governed in late Stuart and early Hanoverian England. A new kind of politics emerged out of England's Civil War: partisan politics. This happened first in the corporations governing the towns, and not at Parliament as is usually argued. Based on an examination of the records of scores of corporations, this book explains how war unleashed a cycle of purge and counter-purge which continued for decades. It also explains how a society that feared a system of politics based on division found the means to absorb it peacefully. As conflict sharpened in communities everywhere, local competitors turned to the court of King's Bench to resolve their differences. In doing so, they prompted the court to develop a new body of law that protected local governments from the divisive impulses within them.--
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1961-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Halliday, Paul D.
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
  • Cambridge studies in early modern British history
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Political culture
  • Municipal corporations
  • Boroughs
  • Central-local government relations
  • Local government
  • Great Britain
  • Great Britain
Label
Dismembering the body politic : partisan politics in England's towns, 1650-1730, Paul D. Halliday, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511549380
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Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 4.
  • Partisan politics, 1663-1682
  • pt. 2.
  • The King and his corporations, 1660-1688.
  • 5.
  • The corporations and their charters, 1660-1682.
  • 6.
  • Quo warranto and the King's corporations, 1682-1685.
  • 7.
  • Revolution in the corporations, 1685-1688
  • pt. 1.
  • pt. 3.
  • Partisan conflict and the law in a dynamic society.
  • 8.
  • The legacy of the 1680s.
  • 9.
  • Partisan conflict and political stability, 1702-1727.
  • 10.
  • 1660, 1688, 1727, and beyond.
  • App. A.
  • Royal charters of incorporation, 1660-1727
  • Corporate ideal and partisan reality.
  • App. B.
  • Enforcement of the Corporation Act, 1662-1663
  • 1.
  • The paradox of partisan politics.
  • 2.
  • "The best of politics"
  • 3.
  • From purge to purge: Civil War, Interregnum, and Restoration in the corporations.
Control code
CR9780511549380
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvii, 393 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780511549380
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)726828000
Label
Dismembering the body politic : partisan politics in England's towns, 1650-1730, Paul D. Halliday, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511549380
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 4.
  • Partisan politics, 1663-1682
  • pt. 2.
  • The King and his corporations, 1660-1688.
  • 5.
  • The corporations and their charters, 1660-1682.
  • 6.
  • Quo warranto and the King's corporations, 1682-1685.
  • 7.
  • Revolution in the corporations, 1685-1688
  • pt. 1.
  • pt. 3.
  • Partisan conflict and the law in a dynamic society.
  • 8.
  • The legacy of the 1680s.
  • 9.
  • Partisan conflict and political stability, 1702-1727.
  • 10.
  • 1660, 1688, 1727, and beyond.
  • App. A.
  • Royal charters of incorporation, 1660-1727
  • Corporate ideal and partisan reality.
  • App. B.
  • Enforcement of the Corporation Act, 1662-1663
  • 1.
  • The paradox of partisan politics.
  • 2.
  • "The best of politics"
  • 3.
  • From purge to purge: Civil War, Interregnum, and Restoration in the corporations.
Control code
CR9780511549380
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvii, 393 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780511549380
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)726828000

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