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Dearth, Public Policy and Social Disturbance in England 1550 1800 Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Outhwaite, R. B. (Author), Kirby, Maurice (Editor)
ISBN: 0521557801     ISBN-13: 9780521557801
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $28.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1995
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Annotation: In this concise survey for students, R.B. Outhwaite examines the meaning and measurement of periods of dearth in England, in the years between 1550 and 1800.
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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Economic History
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- History | Western Europe - General
Dewey: 306.094
LCCN: 95018714
Series: New Studies in Economic and Social History
Physical Information: 0.16" H x 5.34" W x 8.38" (0.18 lbs) 74 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western Europe
 
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This book examines the consequences of periods of dearth in England in the years between 1550 and 1800. For this period serious harvest failure has been connected with a marked increase in the political activity of the ordinary people, and attention has been focused on food riots. In this concise survey for students, R.B. Outhwaite surveys the enormous volume of literature that has been generated on the subject, explores interconnections, and draws attention to problems still outstanding, paying particular attention to changes in government policy toward grain provisioning.