Economic Expansion and Social Change: Volume 1
England 1500–1700

Historical understanding of the dynamics of economic and social change in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries has been transformed by an enormous volume of original research.

C. G. A. Clay (Author)

9780521277686, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 20 December 1984

284 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.42 kg

Historical understanding of the dynamics of economic and social change in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries has been transformed 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 commercialization of agriculture, the growth of a huge capital city, the emergence of new 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.

List of tables
List of figures
List of maps
Preface
List of abbreviations
1. Population
2. The movement of prices
3. Rural society
4. The progress of agriculture
5. The landlords
6. The towns
7. Society and the poor
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]