ISBN:
9780192663160
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (211 Seiten)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.2094109032
Keywords:
Public institutions
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Electronic books
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Großbritannien
;
Nordamerika
;
Misstrauen
;
Öffentliche Einrichtung
;
Kirche
;
Wirtschaft
;
Geschichte 1500-1800
Abstract:
A study of distrust of public institutions in Britain and America, showing how this seemingly modern phenomenon actually shaped the political, legal, economic, and religious discourse of the early modern period, inspiring reforms of criminal procedure, changes to public credit and financial systems, and challenges to church hierarchies.
Abstract:
Cover -- Distrust of Institutionsin Early Modern Britainand America BRIAN P. LEVACK -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Trust, Distrust, and History -- Theories of Trust -- Trust, the Emotions, and Reason -- Trust in God -- Trust, Virtue, and Morality -- Trust and Freedom -- Trusting Institutions -- Trust and Distrust in Medieval England -- The Growth of Institutional Distrust in England, 1500-1660 -- Politics -- Religion -- Law -- Finance and Commerce -- Conclusion -- 2: John Locke and Trust in Government -- Absolutism in the Reign of Charles II -- Locke's Theory of Fiduciary Government -- Locke's Concept of Trust -- Lockean Theory in England and Americain the Eighteenth Century -- 1689-1705 -- 1714-60 -- 1760-90 -- Trust in the United States Constitution -- Federation -- Separation of Powers -- Checks and Balances -- The Bill of Rights -- 3: Distrust of Legal Institutions -- Corruption of Justice -- Law Reform during the English Revolution -- Decentralization of the Law Courts -- The Court of Chancery -- Judges, Juries, and the Rights of Defendants, 1660-89 -- Treason -- Punishment -- Conclusion -- 4: Distrust of Financial and Commercial Institutions -- Credit -- Money -- Stocks -- Corporations -- The South Sea Bubble -- Taxation -- Taxation, Corporations, and Banks in America -- Taxation -- Corporations -- The National Bank -- Trusts -- 5: Distrust of Ecclesiastical Institutions -- Anticlericalism and Distrust of the English Church -- Persecution, Toleration, and Distrust -- Toleration and Ecclesiastical Distrust in Scotland -- Toleration and Disestablishment in North America -- 6: The Crisis of Institutional Trust, 1970-2020 -- Political Institutions -- Legal Institutions -- Financial and Commercial Institutions -- Ecclesiastical Institutions -- The Media -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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