{"product_id":"english-farming-past-and-present-paperback-9781108062480","title":"English Farming, Past and Present (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108062480","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnglish Farming, Past and Present\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1912, this classic historical survey of English farming tells the story of agriculture since the middle ages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRowland E. Prothero (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108062480, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e524 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe author and politician Rowland Edmund Prothero (1851–1937), an expert on British agricultural history, held the post of President of the Board of Agriculture in David Lloyd George's cabinet between 1916 and 1919. In 1885 he had written an article for the Quarterly Review in which he traced the progress of English agriculture since the middle ages. This was expanded into a book, published in 1888 as The Pioneers and Progress of English Farming. Then, in 1912, Prothero revised and greatly expanded it under its current title, bringing the story up to date. This classic work charts the development of farming from the medieval manorial system up to the Corn Laws in the nineteenth century and the agricultural crises that confronted administrators at the beginning of the twentieth. The appendices include a chronological list of agricultural writers as well as data on the Corn Laws, tithes, acreage and wages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The manorial system of farming\u003cbr\u003e 2. The break-up of the manor\u003cbr\u003e 3. Farming for profit\u003cbr\u003e 4. The reign of Elizabeth\u003cbr\u003e 5. From James I to the restoration\u003cbr\u003e 6. The later Stewarts and the revolution\u003cbr\u003e 7. Jethro Tull and Lord Townshend\u003cbr\u003e 8. The stock-breeder's art and Robert Bakewell\u003cbr\u003e 9. Arthur Young and the diffusion of knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 10. Large farms and capitalist farmers\u003cbr\u003e 11. Open-field farms and pasture commons\u003cbr\u003e 12. The English corn laws\u003cbr\u003e 13. Highways\u003cbr\u003e 14. The rural population\u003cbr\u003e 15. Agricultural depression and the poor law\u003cbr\u003e 16. Tithes\u003cbr\u003e 17. High farming\u003cbr\u003e 18. Adversity\u003cbr\u003e 19. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913313837336,"sku":"9781108062480","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108062480i_13f689e8-e77a-46a6-9625-3fee7af8db39.jpg?v=1696748452","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/english-farming-past-and-present-paperback-9781108062480","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}