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The Rule of Moderation: Violence, Religion and the Politics of Restraint in Early Modern England
The Rule of Moderation Violence Religion and the Politics of Restraint in Early Modern England
Author: Ethan H. Shagan
Why was it that whenever the Tudor-Stuart regime most loudly trumpeted its moderation, that regime was at its most vicious? This groundbreaking book argues that the ideal of moderation, so central to English history and identity, functioned as a tool of social, religious and political power. Thus The Rule of Moderation rewrites the history of ea...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521135566
ISBN-10: 0521135567
Publication Date: 10/31/2011
Pages: 375
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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