Routledge Library Editions: Rural History

Routledge Library Editions: Rural History
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 4340
Release: 2021-07-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351624814

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1969 and 1990, draw together research by leading academics in the area of the rural history and provide an examination of related key issues. The volumes examine social change in rural communities approaching the industrial revolution, whilst also providing an overview of the history of rural populations in England, France, Germany, Mexico and the United States. This set will be of particular interest to students of history, business and economics.

Harvesters and Harvesting 1840-1900

Harvesters and Harvesting 1840-1900
Author: David Hoseason Morgan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2017-07-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351720554

This book, first published in 1982, examines the technology, conditions and customs of the harvest and, through that, the life of the rural population of central England from the 1840s until the end of the century when hand tools finally gave way to mechanisation.