Peasantry to Capitalism: Western Östergötland in the Nineteenth Century

by Goran Hoppe, John Langton, G\xf6ran Hoppe

Book Overview

How do peasants, producing mainly for themselves, become capitalist farmers, producing largely for sale? What happens to farm sizes, farming practices, 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 are some of the questions addressed by G?ran Hoppe and John Langton...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521026415
• ISBN13: 9780521026413
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"