This book examines the structures and texture of rural social relationships, using one type of document found in abundance over all the four component parts of Britain and Ireland: petitions from tenants to their landlords. The book offers unexpected angles on many aspects of society and economy on estates in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Format: HardbackCONTRIBUTORS: R. HoustonEAN: 9781137394088COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 5072 gHEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: 2014-07-02CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social HistoryWIDTH: 140 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social classes, Economic history, European history, Social and cultural history
“This is an innovative book. It draws on a neglected body of documents to shed light on rural society in parts of Britain which are too often seen as peripheral to its economic and social development. It offers a great deal of food for thought that future historians would be wise to build upon.” (Jane Whittle, English Historical Review, Vol. 131 (551), August, 2016)
Robert Allan Houston is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of St Andrews, UK. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and St Andrews University before spending six years at Cambridge University, UK, as a research student (Peterhouse) and research fellow (Clare College).
This book examines the structures and texture of rural social relationships, using one type of document found in abundance over all the four component parts of Britain and Ireland: petitions from tenants to their landlords. The book offers unexpected angles on many aspects of society and economy on estates in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Format: HardbackCONTRIBUTORS: R. HoustonEAN: 9781137394088COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 5072 gHEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: 2014-07-02CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social HistoryWIDTH: 140 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social classes, Economic history, European history, Social and cultural history
Robert Allan Houston is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of St Andrews, UK. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and St Andrews University before spending six years at Cambridge University, UK, as a research student (Peterhouse) and research fellow (Clare College).
