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Agricultural revolution in England : the transformation of the agrarian economy, 1500-1850 / Mark Overton.
Lippincott Library HD1930.E5 O93 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Overton, Mark, 1950-
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in historical geography ; 23.
- Cambridge studies in historical geography ; 23
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--England--History.
- Agriculture.
- Agriculture--Economic aspects.
- History.
- England--Economic conditions.
- England.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- This book is the first available survey of English agriculture between 1500 and 1850. Written specifically for students, it combines new material with an analysis of the existing literature. It describes farming in the sixteenth century, analyzes the reasons for improvements in agricultural output and productivity, and examines changes in the agrarian economy and society. Professor Overton argues that the impact of these related changes in productivity and social and economic structure in the century after 1750 amount to an agricultural revolution.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-249) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521246822
- 0521568595
- OCLC:
- 32855285
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