English Farming, Past and Present

Klappentext Published in 1912, this classic historical survey of English farming tells the story of agriculture since the middle ages. Zusammenfassung Rowland Edmund Prothero (1851–1937) was an English author and politician. Published in 1912, his influential survey of English farming since the middle ages is a revised and expanded version of a book originally published in 1888 as The Pioneers and Progress of English Farming. It remains a classic text. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The manorial system of farming; 2. The break-up of the manor; 3. Farming for profit; 4. The reign of Elizabeth; 5. From James I to the restoration; 6. The later Stewarts and the revolution; 7. Jethro Tull and Lord Townshend; 8. The stock-breeder's art and Robert Bakewell; 9. Arthur Young and the diffusion of knowledge; 10. Large farms and capitalist farmers; 11. Open-field farms and pasture commons; 12. The English corn laws; 13. Highways; 14. The rural population; 15. Agricultural depression and the poor law; 16. Tithes; 17. High farming; 18. Adversity; 19. Conclusion; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Baron Ernle Rowland Edmund Prothero, Rowland E. Prothero
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781108062480
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06248-0
• No. of pages: 524
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; England, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, British & Irish history, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING