{"product_id":"understanding-early-modern-primary-sources-9781138823648","title":"Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Early Modern Primary Sources\u003c\/em\u003e is an introduction to the rich treasury of source material available to students of early modern history. During this period, political development, economic and social change, rising literacy levels, and the success of the printing press, ensured that the State, the Church and the people generated texts and objects on an unprecedented scale. This book introduces students to the sources that survived to become indispensable primary material studied by historians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a wide-ranging introductory essay, part I of the book, Sources', takes the reader through seven key categories of primary material, including governmental, ecclesiastical and legal records, diaries and literary works, print, and visual and material sources. Each chapter addresses how different types of material were produced, whilst also pointing readers towards the most important and accessible physical and digital source collections. Part II, Historie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone interested in (what the editors call) ‘the stuff’ of the early modern past will want to read this book. Each well-focused chapter is written in an engaging style that makes this introduction to primary sources essential reading for any student of the period.\"\u003cbr\u003eDavid Dean, \u003cem\u003eCarleton University, Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Early Modern Primary Sources\u003c\/em\u003e is indispensable for courses on early modern England or Europe. It enables students to conduct high-quality research on a wide range of topics. It guides them through the wealth of primary sources available in English online or in modern editions, and it lays out the main secondary literature and approaches.\"\u003cbr\u003eJacob D. Melish, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Northern Colorado, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Figures List of Contributors\u003c\/em\u003e Introduction: Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources \u003ci\u003eLaura Sangha and Jonathan Willis \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: SOURCES \u003c\/b\u003e1 State Papers and related collections \u003ci\u003eNatalie Mears\u003c\/i\u003e 2 Legal and Judicial Sources \u003ci\u003eHenry French \u003c\/i\u003e3 Ecclesiastical Sources \u003ci\u003eJonathan Willis \u003c\/i\u003e4 Print \u003ci\u003eIan Green \u003c\/i\u003e5 Literary Sources \u003ci\u003eCeri Sullivan \u003c\/i\u003e6 Personal Documents \u003ci\u003eLaura Sangha \u003c\/i\u003e7 Visual and Material Culture \u003ci\u003eTara Hamling \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: HISTORIES \u003c\/b\u003e8 Gender \u003ci\u003eMerry Wiesner-Hanks \u003c\/i\u003e9 Religion and Religious Change \u003ci\u003eAlec Ryrie \u003c\/i\u003e10 Political Cultures \u003ci\u003eJanet Dickinson \u003c\/i\u003e11 Popular Culture \u003ci\u003eMark Hailwood \u003c\/i\u003e12 Economic Life \u003ci\u003eBrodie Waddell \u003c\/i\u003e13 Warfare \u003ci\u003eNeil Younger \u003c\/i\u003e14 Early Modern Science \u003ci\u003eHelen Cowie \u003c\/i\u003e15 The Wider World \u003cem\u003eMargaret Small Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359351013719,"sku":"9781138823648","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138823648.jpg?v=1754124400","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-early-modern-primary-sources-9781138823648","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}