Harvesters And Harvesting 1840-1900: A Study Of The Rural Proletariat (Routledge Library Editions: Rural History) - 9781138744608

Cover page -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- CONTENTS -- Series page -- EDITOR'S NOTE -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 LOW FARMING TO HIGH -- 2 THE HARVEST SCENE -- 3 CROPS AND LABOUR -- 4 CHILDREN'S LABOUR AND EDUCATION -- 5 THE IRISH HARVESTERS -- 6 THE ASSESSMENT OF HARVEST EARNINGS -- 7 DISTRIBUTION AND METHODS OF HARVEST PAYMENTS -- 8 SOCIAL DISCONTENT AND DISCORD -- 9 HARVEST CUSTOMS -- 10 CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX A On Shocking Corn -- Appendix B On 'Harvest Beer' and the Temperance Movement -- Appendix C Settlement, Removal and Mobility -- Appendix D Prices of Beer 1858 and 1889 and Some Consumer Prices -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

• | Author: David Hoseason Morgan
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jul 04, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 222 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138744603
• | ISBN-13: 9781138744608