Parliamentary enclosure in England: an introduction to its causes, incidence, and impact, 1750-1850Enclosure 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. |
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Contents
The Anatomy of Enclosure | 7 |
The Objectives of Enclosure | 32 |
The Process of Parliamentary Enclosure | 55 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Parliamentary enclosure in England: an introduction to its causes, incidence, and impact, 1750-1850 |
| Author | G. E. Mingay |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Longman, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0582257255, 9780582257252 |
| Length | 168 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economic History Business & Economics / Real Estate / General History / Europe / Great Britain History / General History / Modern / General History / Social History Law / Land Use Political Science / Public Policy / General Social Science / Sociology / Rural Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General |
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