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An Anglican Aristocracy

By Matthew Cragoe

An Anglican Aristocracy

By Matthew Cragoe

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This lively contribution to a major reassessment of nineteenth-century Wales challenges the widely-held Welsh historiography in which the contribution of the landed classes is marginalized in favour of the success of radical liberalism and nonconformity. This account of nineteenth-century Carmarthenshire emphasizes the social and political dominance of the Anglican and landowning nobility and gentry for much of the period. Matthew Cragoe explores the nature and public roles of a governing elite, arguing that their influence was not simply a function of their members' wealth or their control of local government and the administration of the law, but had a vital ideological dimension in the aristocracy's paternalistic ethic, which found powerful and practical expression in the 'moral economy' of the landed estate.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
296
Release Date:
1996-05-23
Publication Date:
1996-06-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198205945
ISBN13:
9780198205944
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
551 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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