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17%OFFJ. P. Bowen (Ed.) - Custom and Commercialisation in English Rural Society: Revisiting Tawney and Postan - 9781909291447 - V9781909291447
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Custom and Commercialisation in English Rural Society: Revisiting Tawney and Postan

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Description for Custom and Commercialisation in English Rural Society: Revisiting Tawney and Postan Hardcover. Inspired by the classic works of Tawney and Postan, this collection of essays examines their relevance to historians today, distinguishing between their contrasting approaches to the pre-industrial economy and exploring the development of agriculture and rural industry in the English countryside. Editor(s): Bowen, J. P.; Brown, A. T. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
English rural society underwent fundamental changes between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries with urbanisation, commercialisation and industrialisation producing new challenges and opportunities for inhabitants of rural communities. However, our understanding of this period has been shaped by the compartmentalisation of history into medieval and early-modern specialisms and by the debates surrounding the transition from feudalism to capitalism and landlord-tenant relations. Inspired by the classic works of Tawney and Postan, this collection of essays examines their relevance to historians today, distinguishing between their contrasting approaches to the pre-industrial economy and exploring the development of agriculture and rural industry; changes in land ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Regional and Local History
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hertford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909291447
SKU
V9781909291447
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Ref
99-35

About J. P. Bowen (Ed.)
A.T. Brown is an Addison Wheeler Fellow at Durham University.James P. Bowen is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Liverpool.

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