Agriculture in depression, 1870-1940
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Bibliographic Information
Agriculture in depression, 1870-1940
(New studies in economic and social history / edited for the Economic History Society by Michael Sanderson, 26)
Cambridge University Press, 1995
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 36 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-78) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This concise 1995 survey of British agriculture between 1870 and 1940 shows how, after a period of comparative prosperity, British farmers faced a period of depression. The prime cause of this was the increase in world food supplies and the competition from cheaper producers. The author explains how this agricultural depression affected all groups in British farming in different ways. He shows how farmers reacted to the increased international competition, and demonstrates how low wages for farmworkers speeded the drift of labour from the land towards the towns, resulting in growing rural depopulation in some areas. The book provides a succinct survey of the recent literature on the subject, outlining the major areas of controversy and disagreement among scholars. A comprehensive bibliography is provided to help the reader pursue the subject in more detail.
Table of Contents
- List of tables
- 1. Prosperity before 1873
- 2. The great agricultural depression of 1879-96
- 3. Gainers and losers before 1914
- 4. Temporary revival, 1914-21
- 5. Depression of the 1920s and 1930s
- 6. Tariff protection and other assistance
- 7. The structure of rural society
- 8. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
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