Growth in a Traditional Society The French Countryside, 1450-1815 |
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| Author:
| Hoffman, Philip T. |
| Series title: | Princeton Economic History of the Western World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-07008-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2000 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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Shatters the myth that traditional agricultural societies in early modern Europe were socially and economically stagnant. Through a detailed historical investigation of the peasant agriculture of ancien-regime France, this book uncovers evidence that requires an understanding of what constituted economic growth in such societies.
Shatters the myth that traditional agricultural societies in early modern Europe were socially and economically stagnant. Through a detailed historical investigation of the peasant agriculture of ancien-regime France, this book uncovers evidence that requires an understanding of what constituted economic growth in such societies.