Work and Material Culture in Agrarian England, 1550–1780
by
Craig Muldrew
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2011
Until the widespread harnessing of machine energy, food was the energy which fuelled the economy. In this groundbreaking 2011 study of agricultural labourers' diet and material standard of living, Craig Muldrew uses empirical research to present a much fuller account of the interrelationship between...