Peasantry to Capitalism - Western Oestergoetland in the Nineteenth Century

Klappentext How do peasants! producing mainly for themselves! become capitalist farmers! producing largely for sale? What happens to farm sizes! farming practices! and the relationships between cultivators and others in the process of this transition? How far does it vary from region to region? Is it inherent in the peasantry! or must it be instigated by landlord! townsfolk or the state? These are some of the questions addressed by Goran Hoppe and John Langton in this study of rural change in Sweden. Eschewing both traditional narrow empiricism! and the recent trend to over-employ modern social theory! the authors have carefully combined theories about the transition from peasantry to capitalism with meticulous analysis of the abundant Swedish records. In doing so! they reveal the wide geographical variety and rich socioeconomic complexity of the changes which occurred in the process of modernization in the nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung How do peasants! producing mainly for themselves! become capitalist farmers? What happens to farm sizes and farming practices in the process of this transition? How far does it vary from region to region? These questions are examined theoretically and empirically in this 1995 study of rural change in Sweden. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction: peasants and economic development; 2. Conceptualizing regional change; 3. Agrarian land ownership and farm holdings; 4. Agrarian livelihood positions, projects and production structures; 5. Industrial and urban livelihoods; 6. Investment and money in agriculture; 7. Flows of labour; 8. Conclusion: peasants and others in the development of capitalist economy; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Autori: Hoppe Goran, G¿ran Hoppe, Goran Hoppe, Göran Hoppe, Goran Langton Hoppe, John Langton, Langton John
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2006
• EAN: 9780521026413
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02641-3
• Pagine: 484
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Historica; Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Switzerland, HISTORY / Historical Geography, Social groups, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Historical Geography, Social groups, communities and identities