Microhistories - Demography, Society and Culture in Rural England, 1800-1930

List of contents

1. Introduction: place and people; Part I. Demography: 2. Fertility; 3. Health; Part II. Society: 4. Social economy; 5. Class; 6. Families; Part III. Cultures: 7. Sexuality; 8. Literacies; 9. Conclusion: microhistories.

Summary

This 1996 book uses a local study to explore some of the more significant societal changes of the modern western world. Drawing on a range of research techniques, it examines topics such as marriage, fertility, health, the work of women and children, illegitimacy and sexuality, and in so doing presents an exciting example of the 'new rural history'.

Product details

• Authors: Barry Reay
• Assisted by: Jan de Vries (Editor), Richard Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.11.2002
• EAN: 9780521892223
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89222-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time; Cambridge Studies in Populatio; Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories