The Agrarian History of England and Wales

The Agrarian History of England and Wales
Author: Joan Thirsk
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 522
Release: 1967
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN: 9780521200769

General editor, v. 1, pt. 1, v. 5, pt. 1-2, v. 8: Joan Thirsk. Includes bibliographies. v. 1, pt. 1. Prehistory. v. 1, pt. II. A.D. 43-1042.-- v. 2. 1042-1350.-- v. 3. 1348-1500, edited by Edward Miller.-- v. 4. 1500-1640, edited by J. Thirsk.-- v. 5. 1640-1750, edited by Joan Thirsk (2 v.) -- v. 7, pt. 1- 2. 1850-1914 -- v. 8. 1914-39, by E.H. Whetham.

British Agriculture

British Agriculture
Author: P J Perry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136581189

Profound Changes took place in British Agriculture between 1875 and 1914. After the prosperous years of the mid-nineteenth century came a period of difficulty for landowners and farmers, with falling prices, lower rents and untenanted farms. Previously attributed to bad seasons and increased food imports, this book questions whether the unexpected depression was rather the evolutionary upheaval of a system forced reluctantly into change. Undoubtedly there was a crisis, in these decades farming ceased to be Britain's major industry; no longer able to supply all her own food, the country came to depend increasingly upon imports. Methods changed, cereal production yielding pre-eminence to pastoral farming. In recent years scholars have challenged traditional interpretations of the crisis, seeking a wider range of causes, characteristics and consequences. It has come to be seen as a phenomenon of change as much as of decay. This book brings together different views of the depression, ranging from contemporary evaluations to recent regional and econometric studies which stress its spatial and developmental character. Originally published in 1973, these eight contributions provide a survey of changing approaches to one of the major economic crises in modern history.

Britain 1740 – 1950

Britain 1740 – 1950
Author: Richard Lawton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2021-12-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000390284

Originally published in 1992, this book provides students with a well-illustrated, clearly written text which offers a coherent overview of Britain’s development from a pre-modern to a modern economy and society. The key processes that have shaped the geography of modern Britain are rooted in the significant demographic, economic, technological and social transitions of the early eighteenth century, the impact of which was not fully diffused through the nation until the mid-20th Century. This country-wide survey examines the nature of this transformation. The material in the book is accessible because the book is clearly structured into 3 phases: 1740 to the 1830s; the 1830s to the 1890s and the 1890s to 1950. For each period, the principal aspects of change in population, industry, the countryside and urban life are examined, and regional examples given to support the analysis.

The Agrarian History of England and Wales

The Agrarian History of England and Wales
Author: Edward John T. Collins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 994
Release: 2000
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN: 9780521329262

The unifying theme of this volume is the changing role of the countryside in national life, and the impact upon it of the social and economic forces unleashed by industrialisation and the growth of towns.

English Farming : Past and Present

English Farming : Past and Present
Author: Rowland E. Prothero
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 713
Release: 2019-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 042974871X

First published in 1912, this volume presents the sixth edition of Lord Ernle’s study of English farming, updated by Sir A. Daniel Hall in the fifth edition, from the manorial system through the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I and the Stewarts, to large industrialised farms, the Corn Laws and the Great Depression. Lord Ernle’s volume remains the classic handbook on the subject and will be of use to students, teachers and academics of agricultural studies.