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In this revelatory account of the people who founded the New England colonies, historian David D. Hall compares the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution. Bringing with them a deep fear of arbitrary, unlimited authority, these settlers based their churches on the participation of laypeople and insisted on “consent” as a premise of all civil governance. Puritans also transformed civil and criminal law and the workings of courts with the intention of establishing equity. In this political and social history of the five New England colonies, Hall provides a masterful re-evaluation of the earliest moments of New England’s history, revealing the colonists to be the most effective and daring reformers of their day.
Editions of A Reforming People
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807873113
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469601656
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807837115
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893130591
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890844019
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In this revelatory account of the people who founded the New England colonies, historian David D. Hall compares the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution. Bringing with them a deep fear of arbitrary, unlimited authority, these settlers based their churches on the participation of laypeople and insisted on “consent” as a premise of all civil governance. Puritans also transformed civil and criminal law and the workings of courts with the intention of establishing equity. In this political and social history of the five New England colonies, Hall provides a masterful re-evaluation of the earliest moments of New England’s history, revealing the colonists to be the most effective and daring reformers of their day.
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In this revelatory account of the people who founded the New England colonies, historian David D. Hall compares the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution. Bringing with them a deep fear of arbitrary, unlimited authority, these settlers based their churches on the participation of laypeople and insisted on “consent” as a premise of all civil governance. Puritans also transformed civil and criminal law and the workings of courts with the intention of establishing equity. In this political and social history of the five New England colonies, Hall provides a masterful re-evaluation of the earliest moments of New England’s history, revealing the colonists to be the most effective and daring reformers of their day.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in A Reforming People?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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How long is A Reforming People and how many pages does it have?
A Reforming People has 288 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book A Reforming People?
David D. Hall
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A Reforming People is available as paperback(ISBN 9780807873113) and ebook(ISBN 9781469601656) and ebook(ISBN 9780807837115) and ebook(ISBN 9798893130591) and pdf(ISBN 9798890844019)
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