The allotment movement in England, 1793-1873 /

The living standards of the rural poor suffered a severe decline in the first half of the nineteenth century as a result of high population growth, changing agricultural practices, enclosure and the decline of rural industries. Allotment provision was the most important counterweight to the pressure...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burchardt, Jeremy, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : Rochester, NY : Boydell Press ; Boydell & Brewer Inc., 2002.
Series:Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.
Subjects:
Labourers' Friend Society (London, England) > History.
Labourers' Friend Society (London, England)
1800-1899
Allotment of land > England > History.
Working-men's gardens > England > History.
Rural poor > England > History > 19th century.
Agricultural laborers > England > History > 19th century.
Attribution de terrains > Angleterre > Histoire.
Jardins familiaux > Angleterre > Histoire.
Pauvres en milieu rural > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Travailleurs agricoles > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
Agricultural laborers
Allotment of land
Rural conditions
Rural poor
Working-men's gardens
Landzuweisungspolitik
Volkstuinen.
Landarbeiders.
Armen (personen)
Geschichte 1793-1873.
England > Rural conditions.
Angleterre > Conditions rurales.
England
Großbritannien
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The first allotment movement, c. 1793-1830
  • The resurgence of allotment promotion and provision after 1830
  • The national movement and the Labourer's Friend Society
  • The local movement and individual activists
  • The allotment landlord
  • The allotment tenant
  • The social consequences of allotments
  • Allotment promotion and provision, c. 1845-1873.

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