Population, Welfare and Economic Change in Britain, 1290-1834

The book's overarching concern is with the economic and demographic decision-making of individuals and groups and the extent to which these were constrained by institutions and resources, and its particular focus is on population growth: its causes and the welfare challenges it posed. A distinctive feature of this book is its comparative perspective. By making systematic comparisons between economic and demographic developments in pre-industrial Britain and those taking place in various regions of contemporary Continental Europe and Russia, several chapters uncover how far Britain in this period was 'different'.

Sommario

Introduction - Chris Briggs and P. M. Kitson and S. J. Thompson
European Marriage Patterns and their Implications: John Hajnal's Essay and Historical Demography During the Last Half-Century - E.A. Wrigley
The Population Geography of Great Britain c.1290: a Provisional Reconstruction - Bruce M.S. Campbell and Lorraine Barry
Mobility and Mortality: How Place of Origin Affected the Life Chances of Late Medieval Scholars at Winchester College and New College Oxford - Rebecca Oakes
Family and Welfare in Early Modern Europe: a North-South Comparison - Julie Marfany
Support for the Elderly during the 'Crisis' of the English Old Poor Law - Samantha Williams
Indoors or Outdoors? Welfare Priorities and Pauper Choices in the Metropolis under the Old Poor Law, 1718-1824 - Jeremy Boulton
Population Growth and Corporations of the Poor, 1660-1841 - S. J. Thompson
Charity and Commemoration: a Berkshire Family and their Almshouse 1675-1763 - Nigel Goose and Margaret Yates
The Institutional Context of Serfdom in England and Russia - Tracy Dennison
Choices and Constraints in the Pre-Industrial Countryside - Sheilagh Ogilvie
Some Commercial Implications of English Individualism - Richard Hoyle
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Info autore

Chris Briggs, P.M. Kitson, S.J. Thompson

Riassunto

Presents the latest research on the causes and consequences of British population change from the medieval period to the eve of the Industrial Revolution, in both town and countryside

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Chris Briggs, P. M. Kitson, S. J. Thompson
• Con la collaborazione di: Chris Briggs (Editore), P M Kitson (Editore), P. M. Kitson (Editore), P.M. Kitson (Editore), Peter Kitson (Editore), S J Thompson (Editore), S. J. Thompson (Editore), S.J. Thompson (Editore), Stephen J. Thompson (Editore)
• Editore: Boydell Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.12.2014
• EAN: 9781843839552
• ISBN: 978-1-84383-955-2
• Pagine: 364
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 553 g
• Serie: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History; People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History; People, Markets, Goods: Econom
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni