Mingay Parliamentary Enclosure in England

An Introduction to its Causes, Incidence and Impact, 1750-1850
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-89032-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten

Enclosure transformed the old open fields and common lands of England to create the modern rural landscape. It changed forever the life of many villages, but provided food for a rapidly rising population. Its methods and consequences were controversial - many rural poor lost their access to land - and the subject is still a cause of dispute. Gordon Mingay's authoritative survey guides the reader through the complexities of the topic. He describes the processes by which land was reorganised and analyses the impact of enclosure regionally. Throughout he stresses the extent of local variation which make the subject so complex.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mingay, Gordon E

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. 2. The Anatomy of Enclosure. 3. The Objectives of Enclosure. 4. The Process of Parliamentary Enclosure. 5. The Gains of Enclosure. 6. The Costs of Parliamentary Enclosure. 7. Enclosure and the Cottager. Conclusion: the continuing debate.