World of the Small Farmer: Tenure, Profit and Politics in the Early-Modern Somerset Levels
Author:   Patricia Croot
Publisher:   University of Hertfordshire Press
ISBN:  

9781909291874


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 November 2017
Format:   Paperback
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World of the Small Farmer: Tenure, Profit and Politics in the Early-Modern Somerset Levels


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This detailed and original study of early-modern agrarian society in the Somerset Levels examines the small landholders in a group of sixteen contiguous parishes in the area known as Brent Marsh. These were farmers with lifehold tenures and a mixed agricultural production whose activities and outlook are shown to be very different from that of the small 'peasant' farmers of so many general histories. Patricia Croot challenges the idea that small farmers failed to contribute to the productivity and commercialization of the early-modern economy.

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Author:   Patricia Croot
Publisher:   University of Hertfordshire Press
Imprint:   University of Hertfordshire Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9781909291874


ISBN 10:   1909291870
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 November 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction2 The Brent Marsh parishes and their inhabitants3 Landholding and local society4 Making a living from the land5 Family and inheritance in Brent Marsh6 Wealth, society and national politics7 Small farmers and early modern agriculture: an obstacle to change or a commercial contribution?

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Patricia Croot is a Senior Research Fellow of the IHR with a PhD from Leeds University. She has also worked for the Victoria County History of Middlesex, as both County and Consultant Editor.

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