These essays discuss principal and much-debated issues in European agrarian history within the context of the general economic history of northwestern Europe. The authors endeavor to explain the phenomena with explicit use of economic reasoning, and several of the papers draw on fresh historical source materials. The use of economics provides a relevance beyond the specific historical context, at the same time making possible a broader understanding of the reasons for the persistence, spread, and variation of certain peasant practices and forms of organization.
The topics discussed...
These essays discuss principal and much-debated issues in European agrarian history within the context of the general economic history of northwest...
These essays discuss principal and much-debated issues in European agrarian history within the context of the general economic history of northwestern Europe. The authors endeavor to explain the phenomena with explicit use of economic reasoning, and several of the papers draw on fresh historical source materials. The use of economics provides a relevance beyond the specific historical context, at the same time making possible a broader understanding of the reasons for the persistence, spread, and variation of certain peasant practices and forms of organization.
The topics discussed...
These essays discuss principal and much-debated issues in European agrarian history within the context of the general economic history of northwest...
Based on a detailed investigation of local sources, this book examines the history of the landed estate system in England since the mid-seventeenth century.
Based on a detailed investigation of local sources, this book examines the history of the landed estate system in England since the mid-seventeenth ce...
