The Rural World 1780-1850: Social Change in the English Countryside

by Pamela Horn

Book Overview

In this book, first published in 1980, the author draws a vivid picture of what country life was like for the vast majority of English villagers - agricultural labourers, craftsmen and small farmers - during a period of rapid agricultural development. This study analyses the influence of the enclosure movement on farming methods and on the structure of village life, and examines the devastating effects of the Napoleonic wars on English society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138734144
• ISBN13: 9781138734142
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"