A General View of the Rural Economy of England, 1538-1840: 11 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 11)

Kussmaul, Ann

ISBN 10: 0521458315 / ISBN 13: 9780521458313

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Changes in economic activities across 542 parishes from the beginning of national marriage registration in 1538. Series Editor(s): Smith, Richard; Vries, Jan de; Johnson, Paul; Wrightson, Keith. Series: Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy & Society in Past Time. Num Pages: 232 pages, 39d.21tabs.17M. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380. . 1993. Revised ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A General View of the Rural Economy of England, 1538-1840: 11 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 11)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521458315
• ISBN 13: 9780521458313
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In rural England prior to the Industrial Revolution people generally married when they were not busy with work. Parish registers of marriage therefore form an important and innovative source for the study of economic change in this period. Dr Kussmaul employs marriage dates to identify three main patterns of work and risk (arable, pastoral and rural industrial) and more importantly to show the long-term changes in economic activities across 542 English parishes from the beginning of national marriage registration in 1538. No single historical landscape emerges. Instead A General View of the Rural Economy of England, 1538–1840 maps the changes in economic orientation from arable through regional specialization to rural industrialization and explores how these changes had implications for the extent of population growth in the early modern period. Dr Kussmaul's study presents a view of early modern English economic history from a unique standpoint.

Book Description

This book maps the changes in economic orientation from arable through regional specialization to rural industrialization and explores how these changes had implications for the extent of population growth in the early modern period. Dr Kussmaul's study presents a view of early modern English economic history from a unique standpoint.