Dearth, Public Policy and Social Disturbance in England 1550–1800 - R. B. Outhwaite

Dearth, Public Policy and Social Disturbance in England 1550–1800

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Buch | Hardcover
74 Seiten
1995
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-55273-8 (ISBN)
47,35 inkl. MwSt
This concise survey for students examines the consequences of periods of dearth in England, in the years between 1550 and 1800. It reviews the enormous volume of literature that has been generated on the subject, explaining connections between serious harvest failure and a marked increase in rioting, and examines government responses to this.
This concise survey examines the consequences of periods of dearth in England, in the years between 1550 and 1800. By the sixteenth century, periods of dearth no longer produced marked rises in mortality, as had happened previously. Instead, the ordinary people appear to have become more politically active, and an increase in the incidence of widespread rioting has been connected to these periods that followed serious harvest failure. Over the past twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in interest among scholars in these themes. This book surveys the enormous volume of literature that has been generated on the subject, explores interconnections, and draws attention to problems still outstanding. Particular attention is paid to a key factor in understanding food riots - namely, changes in government policy towards grain provisioning in these periods of dearth.

Acknowledgment; Note on references; 1. The meaning and measurement of dearth; 2. Crisis of subsistence?; 3. Public policy; 4. Social disturbance; 5. Some loose ends; Select Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.9.1995
Reihe/Serie New Studies in Economic and Social History
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 142 x 224 mm
Gewicht 191 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Sozialgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-521-55273-7 / 0521552737
ISBN-13 978-0-521-55273-8 / 9780521552738
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