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This detailed and original study of early-modern agrarian society in the Somerset Levels examines the small landholders in a group of sixteen contiguous parishes in the area known as Brent Marsh. These were farmers with lifehold tenures and a mixed agricultural production whose activities and outlook are shown to be very different from that of the small 'peasant' farmers of so many general histories. Patricia Croot challenges the idea that small farmers failed to contribute to the productivity and commercialization of the early-modern economy.

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1 Introduction2 The Brent Marsh parishes and their inhabitants3 Landholding and local society4 Making a living from the land5 Family and inheritance in Brent Marsh6 Wealth, society and national politics7 Small farmers and early modern agriculture: an obstacle to change or a commercial contribution?

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      Publisher: University of Hertfordshire Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/08/2017
      ISBN13: 9781909291867, 978-1909291867
      ISBN10: 1909291862

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This detailed and original study of early-modern agrarian society in the Somerset Levels examines the small landholders in a group of sixteen contiguous parishes in the area known as Brent Marsh. These were farmers with lifehold tenures and a mixed agricultural production whose activities and outlook are shown to be very different from that of the small 'peasant' farmers of so many general histories. Patricia Croot challenges the idea that small farmers failed to contribute to the productivity and commercialization of the early-modern economy.

      Table of Contents
      1 Introduction2 The Brent Marsh parishes and their inhabitants3 Landholding and local society4 Making a living from the land5 Family and inheritance in Brent Marsh6 Wealth, society and national politics7 Small farmers and early modern agriculture: an obstacle to change or a commercial contribution?

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