Agrarian Society in History: Essays in Honour of Magnus Morner - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415044928 ISBN 13: 9780415044929

Publisher: Routledge, 1990

Synopsis

In celebration of the life's work of modern historian Magnus M^D^D>"Orner of Gothenburg University, this collection of essays reviews the life of the rural peasant from all sides, with contributions from historians, anthropologists, economists and political scientists. Considering the changing circumstances of the peasant and the effects that the peasantry has had on economic development through industrialization and beyond, this work looks at the global picture with new research data and analysis from Europe, Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia.

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Under what conditions do peasants constitute a progressive or a conservative economic force in history? This collection of essays is published in honour of Magnus Morner on the occasion of his retirement in 1990 from the chair of Modern History at Gothenburg University. It presents new interpretations of central themes in agrarian history from the Early Modern period to the present. To what extent do peasants' mentalities and world views change through history? How and under what circumstances have different types of land control and agrarian systems altered in history? How did industrialization affect agrarian societies? What have been the consequences of European expansion for Third World rural societies? Contributions by leading historians, anthropologists, economists, and political scientists gather research from different parts of the world and provide new data on and insights into European and Latin American history and new findings on Africa, South East Asia and the global scene.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0415044928
• ISBN 13: 9780415044929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: Lundahl Mats, Svensson Thommy