{"product_id":"the-draining-of-the-fens-9781421422008","title":"The Draining of the Fens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is compelling reading for British historians, environmental scholars, historians of technology, and anyone interested in state formation in early modern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStunningly relevant and beautifully written . . . This remarkable book is about nation building, economics, and environmental and social history. It is thoroughly researched, and historian Ash tells his story in a compelling way that is accessible to any reader. Essential. All levels\/libraries.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsh's book is a sound study of the drainage of one part of the southern fens over a period of less than a century that was without doubt the most formative era in its taming. It is well-written, informative, assiduously referenced with copious endnotes, and an excellent testimony to the wealth of documentation that survives in the archives.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEnvironment and History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent contribution to the history of engineering projects, particularly from an environmental and political point of view.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMetascience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive account is likely to become the standard textbook for the history of the Fens. It is thoroughly researched, drawing on a wide range of printed material in addition to archival sources including court records, petitions, correspondence, and state papers.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is certainly the account for our generation.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsh's work will long remain an essential account of these important events.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of British Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsh supplies a rousing narrative of 'improvement' schemes in the wetlands of eastern England, written in an engaging Whiggish style that imbues the early Stuart dynastic state.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Modern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDedication  Table of Contents  Abbreviations  Acknowledgements  Introduction. The Unrecovered Country: Draining the Land, Building the State  Part I: Popular Politics, Crown Authority, and the Rise of the Projector  Chapter 1: Land and Life in the Pre-Drainage Fens   Chapter 2: State Building in the Fens, 1570-1607  Chapter 3: The Crisis of Local Governance, 1609-1616  Chapter 4: The Struggle to Forge Consensus, 1617-1621  Part II: Drainage Projects, Violent Resistance, and State Building   Chapter 5: Draining the Hatfield Level, 1625-1636  Chapter 6: The First Great Level Drainage, 1630-1642  Chapter 7: Riot, Civil War, and Popular Politics in the Hatfield Level, 1640-1656  Chapter 8: The Second Great Level drainage, 1649-1656  Epilogue. The Once and Future Fens: Unintended Consequences in an Artificial Landscape  Glossary  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408121504087,"sku":"9781421422008","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421422008.jpg?v=1730501662","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-draining-of-the-fens-9781421422008","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}