The Crisis of Courtesy examines the apparent decline of the courtesy-book in Britain after the 16th century and suggests that the matter of courtesy was disseminated into a broad range of literary gen
This book highlights the citizens' continuous participation in a wide range of urban affairs, especially outside institutional frameworks. It brings together an interdisciplinary team of French, Briti
Most social histories of working women in Britain before the 19th century have focused on large groups such as factory workers and domestic servants, where the numbers might allow some quantitative co
