The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 4, 1500-1640

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 4, 1500-1640
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Joan Thirsk
SeriesAgrarian History of England and Wales
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:984
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 49
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9780521200202
ClassificationsDewey:338.10942
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 April 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This 1967 volume was the result of a project which originated a decade before its publication, when scholars from eleven British universities met under the presidency of the late R. H. Tawney and decided to create a work of co-operative scholarship covering the entire social and economic history of rural England and Wales from the neolithic period to the twentieth century. This was the first of eight volumes to appear, and deals with such topics as the structure of farming regions, agricultural techniques, and estate management by the crown. Based as it is on studies that span the entire kingdom, a picture of Tudor and early Stuart England and Wales emerges which differs at many points from the conventions of textbooks. Full account has been taken not only of previous scholarship, but also the national archives, while the manuscript deposits in the various county record offices have been freely tapped.