Ecology, Economy and State Formation in Early Modern Germany |
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Author:
| Warde, Paul |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-14333-2 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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This is an innovative analysis of the agrarian world and growth of government in early modern Germany through the medium of pre-industrial society's most basic material resource, wood. Paul Warde offers a regional study of southwest Germany from the late fifteenth to the early eighteenth century, demonstrating the stability of the economy and social structure through periods of demographic pressure, warfare and epidemic. This is a major contribution to debates about the sustainability...
More DescriptionThis is an innovative analysis of the agrarian world and growth of government in early modern Germany through the medium of pre-industrial society's most basic material resource, wood. Paul Warde offers a regional study of southwest Germany from the late fifteenth to the early eighteenth century, demonstrating the stability of the economy and social structure through periods of demographic pressure, warfare and epidemic. This is a major contribution to debates about the sustainability of peasant society in early modern Europe, and to new ecological approaches to history and historical geography.