Peasantry to Capitalism: Western ﾖstergland in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521026413)

How do peasants, producing mainly for themselves, become capitalist farmers, producing largely for sale? What happens to farm sizes, farming practices, the farm family, farm workers, and the relationships between cultivators and others in the process of this transition? How far does it vary from region to region? Is it inherent in the peasantry, or must it be instigated by landlord, townsfolk or the state? These questions are answered by carefully combining theories with meticulous analysis of the abundant Swedish documentation that has survived.

Author: Gan Hoppe, John Langton
ISBN-10: 0521026415
ISBN-13: 9780521026413
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2006
Pages: 484
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.08d