Routledge Revivals: The Contentious Tithe (1976) - The Tithe Problem and English Agriculture 1750-1850

List of contents

Preface; Abbreviations and note on spelling and punctuation; 1. The Economic and Social Status of the Eighteenth-Century Clergy 2. The Nature of the Tithe Problem 3. Tithe Disputes and Litigation 4. The Mounting Pressure for Reform 5. Tithes and the Enclosure Movement 6. The Tithe Commutation Act and its Antecedents 7. Tithe Commutation and the Agricultural Interest 8. Epilogue: From Commutation to Exoneration 1850-1936; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Eric J. Evans

Summary

First published in 1976, this book studies the impact of a uniquely unpopular tax on English rural communities. It examines the tithe system during a period when it was subject to mounting attack from political economists, agricultural improvers and radicals alike.

Product details

• Authors: Evans, Eric J. Evans, Evans Eric J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138554788
• ISBN: 978-1-138-55478-8
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Labour law, social law; History, HISTORY / General, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Social Law, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Social law and Medical law