Land and Society in England 1750-1980

G Mingay (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

1994
Longman (Verlag)
978-0-582-49132-8 (ISBN)

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This study of land and society in England from 1750 to 1980 includes chapters on: the landowner and the village; the clergyman and his parish; poverty and the poor law; the decline of agriculture; war and peace; and the World War II and after.

In 1750 England's population of around six million depended on the land, and landowners controlled not only Parliament and government but, as magistrates, their local districts too. Today, a population eight times larger perceives the land as a place for residence or recreation, rather than a vital economic resource, and landowners have surrendered most of their former political power. Gordon Mingay's engaging book charts the progress, causes and consequences of this major transformation, and, in tracing the development of our modern world, vividly evokes the world that has gone.

Introduction. 1. Landed society in the 18th century. 2. The landowner and the village. 3. The politics of land. 4. The clergyman and his parish. 5. Poverty and the Poor Law. 6. The landowners. 7. Down on the farm. 8. The other villagers. 9. The decline of agriculture. 10. War and peace. 11. The Second World War and after. Bibliographical note. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.11.1994
Reihe/Serie	Themes In British Social History
Verlagsort	Harlow
Sprache	englisch
Maße	137 x 217 mm
Gewicht	370 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-582-49132-0 / 0582491320
ISBN-13	978-0-582-49132-8 / 9780582491328
Zustand	Neuware