The Imperfect Peasant Economy: The Loire Country, 1800 1914 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521526906)

This book shows how a rural household economy of small-holders in one of the least isolated areas of France, the Loire Country, managed to survive the challenges of the nineteenth century. Rather than taking the view that this system was an anachronism doomed to disappear, the author recognises its large adaptive capacity during times of stress. This leads to a critical assessment of the notions of 'industrialisation' and 'modernisation' that will interest economists, anthropologists and social scientists, as well as historians.

Author: Gregor Dallas
ISBN-10: 0521526906
ISBN-13: 9780521526906
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2005
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d