Men at Work: Labourers and Building Craftsmen in the Towns of Northern England, 1450 1750 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time) (Volume 26)

Woodward, Donald

ISBN 10: 0521472466 / ISBN 13: 9780521472463

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1995

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Volume 26. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0521472466.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Men at Work: Labourers and Building Craftsmen in the Towns of Northern England, 1450 1750 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time) (Volume 26)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521472466
• ISBN 13: 9780521472463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 650 grams
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Synopsis

This study redresses the North and South imbalance of much of the work in British economic and social history by focusing on the impact of the building trade. The period 1450-1750 witnessed substantial changes in England, including the size of national population, the range of industry, agricultural techniques, and the proportion of population tied to the soil. Using sources from local archives, the author addresses conditions of work in the building trades, levels of remuneration, gender differences in work, and relationships with employers.

From the Back Cover

This study redresses the north and south imbalance of much work on economic and social history by focusing on the lives and economic impact of the building trade in the early-modern period in the context of the change from rural economy to the eve of industrialisation. The period 1450-1750 witnessed substantial changes in England: in the size of national population; the range of industry practised; the commodity structure and patterns of overseas trade; in agricultural techniques; and in the proportion of population tied to the soil. The evidence analysed in this book uses the nature of building and labouring work to consider the variations in wages and living standards allied to studies of individual towns. Using many hitherto unworked sources from local archives, the author addresses conditions of work in the building trades, levels of remuneration, the characteristics of the life-cycles of male and female workers, gender differences in work, and relationships with employers - at times running counter to the prevailing orthodoxies.