Buch, Englisch, 478 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 721 g
Whickham 1560-1765
Buch, Englisch, 478 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 721 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-820066-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press
This is the first intensive study of an industrial community in early modern England. Whickham, a village built on an underground mountain of coal in north-east England, was arguably Britain's first modern industrial society.
David Levine and Keith Wrightson employ the latest techniques of socio-historical research and make full use of a wide variety of contemporary sources to explore many aspects of life in Whickham between 1560 and 1765. They bring together vital strands - including industrial development, agrarian change, social stratification, demography, religion, work, leisure, living standards, kinship and the family - to produce a rounded and vivid picture, which throws into relief the achievements, benefits, and costs of the complex process of industrialization. The development of Whickham is set in the larger context of socio-economic change during this period. This is a major contribution to the history of early modern England.
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List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Abbreviations; England's Peru: The industrial development of Whickham; A world turned inside out: Industrial development and agrarian change; Living by the benefit of coales: The anatomy of industrial society in Whickham; Sooty faces and Elysian shades: Social identities and social relations; Conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary; Index
