First published in 2006. This book is based on research into estate records and studies around the three broad categories of landowners: peers, gentry, and freeholders. Landed property was the foundation of eighteenth-century society. The soil itself yielded the nation its sustenance and most of its raw materials, and provided the population with its most extensive means of employment; and the owners of the soil derived from its consequence and wealth the right to govern.
About the AuthorG. E. Mingay Lecturer in Economic History -The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Book InformationISBN 9780415847384
Author G.E MingayFormat Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 521g