{"product_id":"early-modern-political-petitioning-and-karin-bowie-9780367630003","title":"Early Modern Political Petitioning and Public Engagement in Scotland, Britain and Scandinavia, C.1550-1795","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book assesses the everyday use of petitions in administrative and judicial settings and contrasts these with more assertive forms of political petitioning addressed to assemblies or rulers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA petition used to be a humble means of asking a favour, but in the early modern period, petitioning became more assertive and participative. This book shows how this contrasted to ordinary petitioning, often to the consternation of authorities. By evaluating petitioning practices in Scotland, England and Denmark, the book traces the boundaries between ordinary and adversarial petitioning and shows how non-elites could become involved in politics through petitioning. Also observed are the responses of authorities to participative petitions, including the suppression or forgetting of unwelcome petitions and consequent struggles to establish petitioning as a right rather than a privilege. Together the chapters in this book indicate the significance of collective petitioning in articulating early modern public opinion and shaping contemporary ideas about opinion at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapters in this book were originally published in the journal \u003ci\u003eParliaments, Estates \u0026amp; Representation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karin Bowie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367630001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367630003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Karin Bowie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086538911999,"sku":"9780367630003","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8026468a-25e4-410a-bc1a-28625d8e17ca.jpg?v=1769095250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-modern-political-petitioning-and-karin-bowie-9780367630003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}