1st Edition
The Rural World 1780-1850 Social Change in the English Countryside
By Pamela Horn
Copyright 1980
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. This study analyses the influence of the enclosure movement on farming methods and on the structure of village life, and examines the devastating... Read more
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
Biography
Pamela Horn
