The Agrarian History of England and Wales 2 Part Set
The Agrarian History of England and Wales 2 Part Set
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GBPVolume V of The Agrarian History of England and Wales was first published in 1984. It was the first detailed study of agriculture and agricultural change in the period 1640 to 1750. It is the work of nineteen specialist scholars who have used original archives in local record offices throughout the kingdom, as well as central records. The volume examines the special economic and social circumstances of these years, and the changing price relationships in agricultural produce. It traces consequent changes in farm profits; the diversification of agriculture; the development of more regional specialisation and horticulture; the development of agricultural policy; the responses of landowners as estate managers and farmers; the elaboration of marketing facilities and of channels of communication for advertising new ways in farming. A richly illustrated account is given of building developments and an appendix contains annual and decennial price and wage increases.
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August 2011Multiple copy pack
9781107401181
1526 pages
229 × 152 × 79 mm
2.03kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Regional Farming Systems: Text figures
- Table
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction Joan Thirsk
- Section 1. Northern England:
- 1. Cumberland, Westmorland, and Furness Eric J. Evans
- 2. Northumberland and Durham Paul Brassley
- 3. Yorkshire and Lancashire David Hey
- Section 2. The Midlands:
- 4. The East Midlands: Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire (excluding the Fenland) G. E. Mingay
- 5. The North-West Midlands: Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Shropshire David Hey
- 6. The South-West Midlands: Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire Joan Thirsk
- Section 3. East Anglia, The Home Counties, and the South-East:
- 7. East Anglia and the Fens: Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Ely, Huntingdonshire, Essex, and the Lincolnshire Fens B. A. Holderness
- 8. Metropolitan counties: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Middlesex R. C. Richardson
- 9. The South-East: Kent, Surrey, and Sussex Brian M. Short
- Section 4. The South and South-West:
- 10. The South: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Hampshire J. R. Wordie
- 11. The South-West: Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall Giles V. Harrison
- Section 5. Wales:
- 12. Wales Frank Emery
- Part II. Agrarian Change:
- 13. Agricultural prices, wages, farm profits, and rents Peter J. Bowden
- 14. Landlords and estate management in England Christopher Clay
- 15. Landlords and estate management in Wales David W. Howell
- 16. Agricultural policy: public debate and legislation Joan Thirsk
- Tithes Eric J. Evans
- 17. The marketing of agricultural produce J. A. Chartres
- 18. Market gardening in England and Wales Malcolm Thick
- 19. Agricultural innovations and their diffusion Joan Thirsk
- 20. Rural building in England M. W. Barley
- 21. Rural building in Wales Peter Smith
- Appendices
- Select bibliography
- Index.
