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Klappentext Volume V of The Agrarian History (1984) was the first detailed study of agriculture and agricultural change in the period 1640 to 1750. Zusammenfassung Volume V of The Agrarian History (1984) was the first detailed study of agriculture and agricultural change in the period 1640 to 1750. It uses 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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....
