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Prospering Society
John Hare
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Description for Prospering Society
Hardcover. This book seeks to explore the changing nature of English society through a case study of countryside and town in southern England during the period from c.1380 to c.1520. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
This book seeks to explore the changing nature of English society through a case study of countryside and town in southern England during the period from c.1380 to c.1520. It explores the influence of landscape and population on the agriculture of Wiltshire, the regional patterns of arable and pastoral farming, and the growing contrast between the large-scale mixed farming of the chalklands and the family farms of the claylands. It examines the changing situation of the rural tenant population as it reacted to the greater opportunities available in the land-market. During this period, Wiltshire became one of great cloth-producing counties ... Read more
This book seeks to explore the changing nature of English society through a case study of countryside and town in southern England during the period from c.1380 to c.1520. It explores the influence of landscape and population on the agriculture of Wiltshire, the regional patterns of arable and pastoral farming, and the growing contrast between the large-scale mixed farming of the chalklands and the family farms of the claylands. It examines the changing situation of the rural tenant population as it reacted to the greater opportunities available in the land-market. During this period, Wiltshire became one of great cloth-producing counties ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Regional and Local History
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hatfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902806846
SKU
V9781902806846
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About John Hare
John Hare teaches history at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, and has published extensively on various aspects of medieval economic, social and architectural history.
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