Agriculture in Depression 1870-1940

This concise survey of British agriculture between 1870 and 1940 shows how, after a period of comparative prosperity, British farmers faced a period of depression. The prime cause of this was the increase in world food supplies and the competition from cheaper producers. The author explains how this agricultural depression affected all groups in British farming in different ways. He shows how farmers reacted to the increased international competition, and demonstrates how low wages for farmworkers speeded the drift of labour from the land towards the towns, resulting in growing rural depopulation in some areas. The book provides a succinct survey of the recent literature on the subject, outlining the major areas of controversy and disagreement among scholars. A comprehensive bibliography is provided to help the reader pursue the subject in more detail.

ISBN 0521557682   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780521557689 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 122 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Imprint Cambridge University Press   Series editor Sanderson, Michael, Kirby, Maurice (University of Lancaster) Format Paperback   Series title New Studies in Economic and Social History Publication date 28 Sep 1995   Height (mm) 216 Library of Congress HD1925 .P427 1995   Width (mm) 138 DEWEY 338.10941   Spine width (mm) 7 DEWEY edition DC20   Academic level Professional / Scholarly, Tertiary education Pages 92

List of tables; 1. Prosperity before 1873; 2. The great agricultural depression of 1879-1896; 3. Gainers and losers before 1914; 4. Temporary revival, 1914-1921; 5. Depression of the 1920s and 1930s; 6. Tariff protection and other assistance; 7. The structure of rural society; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

"...it successfully offers a short synthesis of recent literature for the student of English economic, nineteenth-century, or rural history." Agricultural History

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