Apostles of Inequality: Rural Poverty, Political Economy, and the Economist, 1760-1860

by Jim Handy

Between 1760 and 1860, the English countryside was subject to constant attempts at agricultural improvement. Most often these meant depriving cottagers and rural workers of access to land they could cultivate, despite evidence that they were the most productive farmers in a country constantly short of food.

Drawing from a wide range of contemporary sources, Apostles of Inequality argues that such attempts, driven by a flawed faith...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487563531
• ISBN13: 9781487563530
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher