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Earthly Necessities: Economic Lives in Early Modern Britain, 1470-1750
Keith Wrightson
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Description for Earthly Necessities: Economic Lives in Early Modern Britain, 1470-1750
Paperback. Defines the economic history of early modern Britain. This book describes about the basic institutions and relationships of economic life, tracing the process of change, and examining how these changes affected men, women and children at various social levels. It demonstrates the gains and costs of economic change. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; KCB; KCC; KCS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
This important new book, widely praised in hardcover (Yale UP) redefines the economic history of early modern Britain for a new generation of readers. Wrightson writes evocatively about the basic institutions and relationships of economic life, tracing the process of change, and examining how these changes affected men, women and children at all social levels. Novel in its structure, scope, and emphasis on the lived experience of the period, the book vividly demonstrates the gains and costs of economic change.
This important new book, widely praised in hardcover (Yale UP) redefines the economic history of early modern Britain for a new generation of readers. Wrightson writes evocatively about the basic institutions and relationships of economic life, tracing the process of change, and examining how these changes affected men, women and children at all social levels. Novel in its structure, scope, and emphasis on the lived experience of the period, the book vividly demonstrates the gains and costs of economic change.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140250015
SKU
V9780140250015
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Ref
99-1
About Keith Wrightson
Keith Wrightson was Professor of Social History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Jesus College. He is now Professor of History at Yale University. Among his publications is ENGLISH SOCIETY, 1580-1680.
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