Peasantry to Capitalism: Western Östergötland in the Nineteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9780521259101 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 482 str.

Göran Hoppe (Stockholms Universitet);John Langton (University of Oxford)

Opis

How do peasants, producing mainly for themselves, become capitalist farmers, producing largely for sale? What happens to farm sizes, farming practices, the farm family, farm workers, 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 questions are answered by carefully combining theories with meticulous analysis of the abundant Swedish documentation that has survived.

Recenzje

"...[an] ambitious and thoroughly researched book..." Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Spis treści

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.