The Land of France 1815-1914 / Hugh D. Clout.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clout, Hugh D., author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Rural History ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural--Franc--History.

Land use, Rural.

Agriculture--France--History.

Agriculture.

Cadastres--France--History.

Cadastres.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

"This book, first published in 1983, attempts to examine the rural change in France between 1815 and 1914 with a sustained and explicit spatial approach. This volume represents a position in which space and time are meshed in an analysis of the forces underlying land-use and other changes that have contributed much to the making of the French landscape. In this book the shift from the rural economy towards the urban markets in this period is examined thoroughly, using the vast statistical record of cadastral surveys and agricultural enquiries as well as contemporary reports and agricultural journals. The detailed mapping of historical data is a major feature of the treatment. As a scholarly account of a major topic in historical geography, The Land of France 1815-1914 should appear to all students and researchers with interests in historical and rural geography and economic history and especially those specialising in European studies. "--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

chapter 1 Purpose and plan

chapter 2 Legacies of empire

chapter 3 Underlying forces

chapter 4 Fluctuating fringes

chapter 5 Pivot of the economy

chapter 6 Tradition and innovation

chapter 7 The advance of livestock husbandry

chapter 8 Polyculture to specialisation

chapter 9 Devastation and conservation

chapter 10 Sum of the parts.

Notes:

First published in 1983 by George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-72993-4

1-351-72992-6

1-315-18403-6

9781315184036

OCLC:

993685828