The Development of Agrarian Capitalism: Land and Labour in Norfolk 1440-1580

by Jane Whittle

This is an important new study of the roots of capitalism. Jane Whittle provides a penetrating analysis of the links between peasant society and early capitalism as she discusses north-east Norfolk, a county which played a leading role in the agrarian revolution. She uses a rich variety of sources from the precocious and commercialized locality to examine a range of topics, from the manorial system and serfdom, land rights, land markets and inheritance,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198208421
• ISBN13: 9780198208426
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"