Men at Work: Labourers and Building Craftsmen in the Towns of Northern England, 1450–1750: 26 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 26) - Image 1

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Cambridge University Press Men at Work: Labourers and Building Craftsmen in the Towns of Northern England, 1450–1750: 26 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 26)

Name: Men at Work: Labourers and Building Craftsmen in the Towns of Northern England, 1450-1750: 26 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 26)
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Product Description This study redresses the North and South imbalance of much work on economic and social history by focusing on the lives and economic impact of the building trade in the major urban centres of the North during the early modern period. The period 1450–1750 witnessed substantial changes in England: to the size of national population, the range of industry practised, the commodity structure and patterns of overseas trade; in agricultural techniques; and in the proportion of population tied to the soil. Using many hitherto unworked sources from local archives, the author challenges many prevailing orthodoxies. He addresses conditions of work in the building trades, levels of remuneration, the characteristics of the life cycles of male and female workers, gender differences in work, and relationships with employers. Review '… both an anatomy and a vivid evocation of a lost world of work … This is a rich and rewarding book, firmly based on painstakingly collected and accessibly presented quantitative evidence, and displaying throughout a sustained effort to convey the texture of the lives behind the figures.' The Times Literary Supplement Book Description A study of the impact of the building trade on the northern economy before the industrial revolution. From the Back Cover This study redresses the north and south imbalance of much work on economic and social history by focusing on the lives and economic impact of the building trade in the early-modern period in the context of the change from rural economy to the eve of industrialisation. The period 1450-1750 witnessed substantial changes in England: in the size of national population; the range of industry practised; the commodity structure and patterns of overseas trade; in agricultural techniques; and in the proportion of population tied to the soil. The evidence analysed in this book uses the nature of building and labouring work to consider the variations in wages and living standards allied to studies of individual towns. Using many hitherto unworked sources from local archives, the author addresses conditions of work in the building trades, levels of remuneration, the characteristics of the life-cycles of male and female workers, gender differences in work, and relationships with employers - at times running counter to the prevailing orthodoxies.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 0521472466
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Biographies & Histories > Business & Economic History
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Release Date: 02 March 1995
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