The Watchful Clothier

The Watchful Clothier
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9780300188936
ISBN-13 : 0300188935
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Watchful Clothier by : Matthew Kadane

Download or read book The Watchful Clothier written by Matthew Kadane and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clothier and a deeply religious man, Joseph Ryder faithfully kept a diary from 1733 until his death, two and a half million words later, in 1768. Recently rediscovered and brilliantly interpreted by historian Matthew Kadane, Ryder's diary provides an illuminating, real-life perspective on the relationship between capitalism and Protestantism at a time when Britain was rapidly changing from a traditional to a modern society. It also provides fascinating insights on the early modern family, the birth of industrialization, the history of Puritanism, the origins of Unitarianism, melancholy, and the making of the British middle class.


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