Agriculture in Depression 1870-1940

Klappentext This concise survey of British agriculture from 1870 to 1940 shows how! after a period of comparative prosperity! British farmers faced a period of depression. The prime cause of this was the increase in world food supplies and the competition from cheaper producers. Zusammenfassung This concise 1995 study for students shows how British agriculture was affected by and reacted to international competition in the period after 1870! an era of growing world food surpluses. The author surveys the most recent research in the field and outlines the major areas of controversy among scholars. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; 1. Prosperity before 1873; 2. The great agricultural depression of 1879-96; 3. Gainers and losers before 1914; 4. Temporary revival, 1914-21; 5. Depression of the 1920s and 1930s; 6. Tariff protection and other assistance; 7. The structure of rural society; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Perren, Richard (University of Aberdeen) Perren
• Assisted by: Maurice Kirby (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.1995
• EAN: 9780521557689
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55768-9
• No. of pages: 94
• Series: New Studies in Economic and So
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries