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Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America: From the Late Medieval Period to the Present

Contributors

Maartje Janse
Editor

Henry Miller
Editor

Joris Oddens
Editor

Brodie Waddell
Editor

Abstract

Throughout history, across very different types of state and society, petitions and petitioning have been ubiquitous practices and the interaction between petitioners and authority has been a crucial dynamic in exercising and contesting power. Consolidating and advancing a rapidly expanding field of research across history, law, and the social sciences, Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America is the first study of these venerable practices from their development in the late medieval period to the emergence of e-petitions in the twenty-first century. With a broad focus on Europe and North America, this ambitious volume breaks new ground by examining the concept, history, and practice of petitions and petitioning across chronological and geographical boundaries, opening up this important topic using an interdisciplinary approach across the humanities and social sciences.

Citation

Huzzey, R., Janse, M., Miller, H., Oddens, J., & Waddell, B. (Eds.). (2024). Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America: From the Late Medieval Period to the Present. British Academy. https://doi.org/10.5871/bacad/9780197267721.001.0001

Book Type Edited Book
Online Publication Date Jun 4, 2024
Publication Date Jun 20, 2024
Deposit Date Apr 11, 2024
Publisher British Academy
Series Title Proceedings of the British Academy
ISBN 9780197267721
DOI https://doi.org/10.5871/bacad/9780197267721.001.0001
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2382180