Peasantry to Capitalism: Western Östergötland in the Nineteenth Century

How do peasants, producing mainly for themselves, become capitalist farmers, producing largely for sale? What happens to farm sizes, farming practices, the farm family, farm workers, and the relationships between cultivators and others in the process of this transition? How far does it vary from region to region? Is it inherent in the peasantry, or must it be instigated by landlord, townsfolk or the state? These questions are answered by carefully combining theories with meticulous analysis of the abundant Swedish documentation that has survived.

Author: Göran Hoppe, John Langton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/01/2006
Pages: 484
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.08d
ISBN: 9780521026413

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