Marriage, Debt, and the Estates System - English Landownership, 1650-1950

Zusatztext splendid book ... The details are massed down the age, yet the writing is so clear, and the material so well organized into sections, that the reader is led effortlessly through the examples to the conclusions at the end of each chapter. Habakkuk's great book is the culmination of his work on landownership. His legacy will be that his ideas will continue to provoke historical debate of the highest quality, enhanced by the richness of the material available in the United Kingdom. Klappentext This book examines the social and legal foundations of the British ruling class, the great landlords and the gentry. From the late seventeenth century, when it freed itself from many of the constraints of royal power, to the present century, when it became submerged by mass democracy, this class was the central element in the social and political life of Britain. Sir John Habakkuk sets out to examine why it was that, in the first industrial nation, the landedélite so long retained its role. Zusammenfassung Landlords and the gentry were the central element in the social and political life of the country. This book examines the social and legal foundations of this class from the late 17th century, to the present century when it became submerged by mass democracy.

Product details

• Authors: H. J. Habakkuk, John Habakkuk
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.1994
• EAN: 9780198203988
• ISBN: 978-0-19-820398-8
• No. of pages: 804
• Series: Ford Lectures; Ford Lectures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, c 1500 onwards to present day, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards