Peasantry to Capitalism Western Ostergötland in the Nineteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Hoppe, Göran
Langton, John |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-25910-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $160.00 |
Book Description:
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How do peasants, producing mainly for themselves, become capitalist farmers? What happens to farm sizes and farming practices in the process of this transition? How far does it vary from region to region? These questions are examined theoretically and empirically in this 1995 study of rural change in Sweden.
How do peasants, producing mainly for themselves, become capitalist farmers? What happens to farm sizes and farming practices in the process of this transition? How far does it vary from region to region? These questions are examined theoretically and empirically in this 1995 study of rural change in Sweden.