The Agricultural Labourer in 19th Century England

Kay Handford (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

60 Seiten

2011
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-908105-30-1 (ISBN)

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This short account gives an introduction to the lives of agricultural labourers in 19th century England. Large families lived in poorly maintained, tied cottages. Wages were low; income depended on work done, so a wet summer could mean near starvation. Subjects include: the working day, amusements, education, diet, gang labour and machine breaking. Mention is made of efforts by reformers to improve the morals of the labouring poor. The effects of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 and the new workhouses are described. Autobiographies of farm labourers are summarised. A Biography and references for local records are included.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.3.2011
Zusatzinfo	black & white illustrations
Verlagsort	Claygate
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	102 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-908105-30-5 / 1908105305
ISBN-13	978-1-908105-30-1 / 9781908105301
Zustand	Neuware