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Those who Stayed Behind: Rural Society in Nineteenth-Century New England - Brossura

Barron, Hal S.

 
9780521347778: Those who Stayed Behind: Rural Society in Nineteenth-Century New England
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ISBN 10: 0521347777 ISBN 13: 9780521347778
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Sinossi

Hal Barron reconstructs the social and economic history of Chelsea, Vermont.

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Descrizione del libro

Hal Barron reconstructs the social and economic history of a nineteenth-century rural community in America, Chelsea, Vermont. He explores the economic hardships and population loss that most of America at this time experienced growth and geographical expansion. This book provides an innovative contribution to the history of rural America.

Contenuti

List of tables and illustrations; Preface; 1. After the frontier: theory, historiography, and the social history of settled rural America; 2. The storm before the calm: growth and conflict in a developing rural community; 3. The different meanings of rural decline in nineteenth-century America; 4. Quitting the farm and closing the shop: the economy of a settled rural community; 5. The ties that bind: migration and persistence in a settled rural community; 6. Their town: the emergence of consensus and homogeneity in a settled rural community; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2008
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0521347777
ISBN 13 
9780521347778
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
2
Numero di pagine
200
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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