Routledge Revivals: The Contentious Tithe (1976)
The Tithe Problem and English Agriculture 1750-1850
Published on 22. November 2017
202 pages
978-1-351-37108-7 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1976, this book studies the impact of a uniquely unpopular tax on English rural communities. It examines the tithe system during a period when it was subject to mounting attack from political economists, agricultural improvers and radicals alike. Professor Evans has made extensive use of ecclesiastical and estate records to explain why the tithe issue became so unpopular at this time. He also studies in detail the work of the tithe commission, offering new evidence on the important question of how much the tithe system hindered agricultural improvement. This was in a period of considerable strain for the old village community, when tithe disputes significantly added to existing tensions and, particularly in the south of England, helped bring relations to crisis point.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
4,44 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-37108-7 (9781351371087)
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Eric J. Evans
Routledge Revivals: The Contentious Tithe (1976)
The Tithe Problem and English Agriculture 1750-1850
Book
06/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
€53.90
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Eric J. Evans
Routledge Revivals: The Contentious Tithe (1976)
The Tithe Problem and English Agriculture 1750-1850
Book
11/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
€193.13
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Eric J. Evans
Content
Preface; Abbreviations and note on spelling and punctuation; 1. The Economic and Social Status of the Eighteenth-Century Clergy 2. The Nature of the Tithe Problem 3. Tithe Disputes and Litigation 4. The Mounting Pressure for Reform 5. Tithes and the Enclosure Movement 6. The Tithe Commutation Act and its Antecedents 7. Tithe Commutation and the Agricultural Interest 8. Epilogue: From Commutation to Exoneration 1850-1936; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
