Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 1) - Softcover

 
9780521522199: Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 1)
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ISBN 10: 0521522196 ISBN 13: 9780521522199
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

These essays in Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle present detailed case studies from English rural communities over the period 1250–1850, these essays reveal that much land was transferred between living persons who were related neither by blood nor by marriage and that kin were often not the only members of work groups or assistance networks in the countryside. Although the focus is on the strata of English society below the landed aristocracy and the urban merchant elites, the preoccupation with those holding land whether under freehold or customary or copyhold tenure is tempered by essays that investigate the economic problems in the lifecycles of the property less or those unable through, for example, illness or age to work and manage their property.

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Book Description

This collection of essays on land transfer presents detailed case studies from English rural communities over the period 1250-1850. The focus is on the strata of English society below the landed aristocracy and the urban merchant elites.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521522196
ISBN 13 
9780521522199
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
564
Editor
Smith Richard M.

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