The Rural World 1780-1850: Social Change in the English Countryside

ISBN-13: 9781138734142 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 330 str.

Pamela Horn

Opis

In this book, first published in 1980, the author draws a vivid picture of what country life was like for the vast majority of English villagers – agricultural labourers, craftsmen and small farmers – during a period of rapid agricultural development.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations and Tables;  Acknowledgements;  1. The Rural Community at the End of the Eighteenth Century  2. The Pressures of War  3. The Post-War Period  4. The Relief of the Poor  5. Village Institutions  6. Crime and Punishment  7. Politics and Protectionism: 1830s-1850s  8. The Rural Community in the Mid-Nineteenth Century;  Appendices;  Notes and References;  Bibliography;  Index

O autorze

Pamela Horn