Economic Expansion and Social Change: England 1500–1700: Volume 2, Industry, Trade and Government

Clay provides an analysis of the economy and society of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

C. G. A. Clay (Author)

9780521277693, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 20 December 1984

340 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg

Historical understanding of the dynamics of economic and social change in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries has been transformed in the last twenty or thirty years by an enormous volume of original research. A fascinating picture has emerged of an economy and society in turmoil under the influence of population growth, inflation, the commercialisation of agriculture, the growth of a huge capital city, the emergence of distinct forms of manufacturing, and changes in the international economic context. Traditional forms of production, traditional social structures, and traditional values, all came under increasingly insistent attack from the forces of change, leading to radical economic and social readjustments. In this book, Christopher Clay draws on this flourishing research to provide a lucidly written analysis of the economy and society of England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, logically organised on a thematic rather than a chronological basis.

List of tables
List of figures
List of maps
List of abbreviations
8. The diversification of economic activity
9. England and the outside world
10. The authorities and the economy
11. The financing of the government
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], British & Irish history [HBJD1]