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Ceremony and civility : civic culture in late medieval London / Barbara Hanawalt.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190490430 (ebook) :.Subject(s): London (England) -- Social life and customs -- To 1500
| London (England) -- Politics and government | City and town life -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500 | Political culture -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500 | Immigrants -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500 | Acculturation -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500 | Citizenship -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500 | Courtesy -- Political aspects -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500 | Political customs and rites -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500 | Power (Social sciences) -- England -- London -- History -- To 1500Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190490393DDC classification: 942.1204 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In 'Ceremony and Civility', Barbara Hanawalt shows how London's elected officials and elites in the late Middle Ages used ceremony and ritual to establish their legitimacy and power. In a largely immigrant population, the official appearances helped instruct the newly arrived about the power structure of the city, as did humiliating, public parades of offenders of laws through the streets.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'Ceremony and Civility', Barbara Hanawalt shows how London's elected officials and elites in the late Middle Ages used ceremony and ritual to establish their legitimacy and power. In a largely immigrant population, the official appearances helped instruct the newly arrived about the power structure of the city, as did humiliating, public parades of offenders of laws through the streets.
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