Agrarian change and imperfect property : Emphyteusis in Europe (16th to 19th centuries) / edited by Rosa Congost & Pablo F. Luna.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Congost, Rosa, 1957- editor.

Luna, Pablo F., editor.

Series:

Rural history in Europe ; 15.

Rural History in Europe, 2032-6084 ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right of property.

Right of property--Europe--History.

Emphyteusis--Europe--History.

Emphyteusis.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

311 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2018]

Summary:

This book is situated at the crossroads of two recurring themes in rural history: agrarian contracts and property rights. Emphyteusis is at the heart of agrarian history in that it brings together agricultural history and the nature of social relations in traditional societies. Despite this, many such contracts have been blithely ignored, or unjustly dismissed, either because they are hard to identify, given the many variants that existed, or because, as a form of divided property, they are generally perceived in a negative light. Nevertheless, emphyteusis is to be found everywhere, even in regions which deny its existence, and it is far from being obsolete. Rather, it is flourishing, prospering and long-lived, particularly in urban areas. Emphyteusis has a long history and has played a central role, sometimes misleading, but always crucial, in the process of agricultural development. It has held sway as a substitute when access to property has been impossible, and as a source of conflicts has often revealed the nature of power relations between property owners on the one hand, whether seigneurial or not, and cultivators, short-term and long-term tenants on the other. The different chapters in this volume illuminate these multiple facets and forms of this type of contract and imperfect property rights. Though the focus is on Mediterranean societies, the questions raised have relevance far beyond this specific area. Rosa Congost is senior researcher at the Centre de Recerca d'Història Rural and teaches at Facultat de Lletres in Universitat de Girona. Her research interests cover the history of landed property and agrarian social relations. Pablo F. Luna is senior researcher at the Centre des recherches historiques (EHESS/CNRS, CRH, UMR 8558) and teaches at Paris Sorbonne. His research interests focus on rural history of Spain and Spanish America, 17th-19th centuries.

This book is situated at the crossroads of two recurring themes in rural history: agrarian contracts and property rights. Emphyteusis is at the heart of agrarian history in that it brings together agricultural history and the nature of social relations in traditional societies. Despite this, many such contracts have been blithely ignored, or unjustly dismissed, either because they are hard to identify, given the many variants that existed, or because, as a form of divided property, they are generally perceived in a negative light.0Nevertheless, emphyteusis is to be found everywhere, even in regions which deny its existence, and it is far from being obsolete. Rather, it is flourishing, prospering and long-lived, particularly in urban areas. Emphyteusis has a long history and has played a central role, sometimes misleading, but always crucial, in the process of agricultural development. It has held sway as a substitute when access to property has been impossible, and as a source of conflicts has often revealed the nature of power relations between property owners on the one hand, whether seigneurial or not, and cultivators, short-term and long-term tenants on the other. The different chapters in this volume illuminate these multiple facets and forms of this type of contract and imperfect property rights. Though the focus is on Mediterranean societies, the questions raised have relevance far beyond this specific area.00Rosa Congost is senior researcher at the Centre de Recerca d'Història Rural and teaches at Facultat de Lletres in Universitat de Girona. Her research interests cover the history of landed property and agrarian social relations.00Pablo F. Luna is senior researcher at the Centre des recherches historiques (EHESS/CNRS, CRH, UMR 8558) and teaches at Paris Sorbonne. His research interests focus on rural history of Spain and Spanish America, 17th-19th centuries.

Contents:

9 From 'Feudal' to 'Common' Emphyteusis in Rural Mallorca, Eighteenth to Twentieth Centuries p. 183 / Antònia Morey Tous and Gabriel Jover Avellà

10 Foros: Land Tenure as a Source of Income and Conflict in Early-Modern Galicia p. 207 / Pegerto Saavedra

11 From Foro to Renting (and back?). Emphyteutic Tenure at the Asturian Monastery of San Pelayo During the Old Regime p. 237 / Pablo F. Luna

12 The Colonia Contract: Ambiguity between Sharecropping, Fixed Rent and Emphyteusis p. 263 / Benedita Camara

13 Emphyteotic Practices and Relations of Power: An Approach of Social Conflicts in the Greek Archipelago, 17th 18th Centuries p. 287 / Eleftheria Zei

14 Agrarian Practices and their Social and Ideological Ramifications in the Ionian Islands during the Venetian Domination p. 297 / Efi Argyrou and Sevasti Lazari.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9782503579238

250357923X

OCLC:

1046072454