Arthur Young (1741-1820) was one of the most important agriculturalists and social commentators of the eighteenth century. The account of his journeys around France (1787-9), also published in this series, remains a vital source for understanding the conditions of rural France on the cusp of revolution. The reports produced on agriculture in the English counties when he was Secretary to the Board of Agriculture from 1793 remain valuable historical sources of farming practices at the end of the eighteenth century. In later ...
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Arthur Young (1741-1820) was one of the most important agriculturalists and social commentators of the eighteenth century. The account of his journeys around France (1787-9), also published in this series, remains a vital source for understanding the conditions of rural France on the cusp of revolution. The reports produced on agriculture in the English counties when he was Secretary to the Board of Agriculture from 1793 remain valuable historical sources of farming practices at the end of the eighteenth century. In later life, under the influence of his friend William Wilberforce, he became increasingly concerned at the effects of population growth and rising prices upon the rural poor in Britain. These memoirs, published in 1898, are of 'an untiring experimentalist and dreamer of economic dreams ... a brilliant man of society and the world', and they give detail to 'a life singularly interesting and singularly sad'.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 508 p. Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries . 5 Plates, black and white. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, With owner's name inside cover. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Octavo bound in brown covers with gilt lettering on spine. Binding has split along the inside of the front cover and the front cover and backstrip are detached from the pageblock. The front endpaper is also loose but present. Text is clean of any markings. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN: