Servants in Husbandry in Early Modern England

Klappentext This book explores servants in husbandry and considers the wider historiographical implications. Zusammenfassung Servants in husbandry were unmarried farm workers hired on annual contracts. The institution of service distinguished them in many ways from their chief competitors! day-labourers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Servants and labourers: 1. Servants: the problems; 2. Incidence and understanding; Part II. Form and practice: 3. Life and work; 4. Hiring and mobility; 5. Entry into and exit from service; Part III. Change: 6. Cycles: 1540-1790; 7. Extinction.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ann Kussmaul, Kussmaul Ann
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.08.2008
• EAN: 9780521071598
• ISBN: 978-0-521-07159-8
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Interdisciplinary Perspectives; Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; England, European History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, C 1700 To C 1800