Landed Estates and Rural Inequality in English History From the Mid-Seventeenth Century to the Present /

Based on a detailed investigation of local sources, this book examines the history of the landed estate system in England since the mid-seventeenth century. Over recent centuries England was increasingly occupied by landed estates run by locally dominant and nationally influential owners. Historical...

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Main Author: Jones, Eric L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
Subjects:
Economic history.
Agricultural economics.
Environmental economics.
ISBN:9783319748696
ISSN:2662-6497
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: The Landed Interest
  • Chapter 2: Cotton into Land
  • Chapter 3: The Lower Orders
  • Chapter 4: Expelling the People
  • Chapter 5: Road Capture
  • Chapter 6: Killing Grounds
  • Chapter 7: Living by Rapine & Plunder
  • Chapter 8: Institutions and Inequality in the Countryside
  • Chapter 9: The Estate System as Market Failure.

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