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Famine and Scarcity in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
Buchanan Sharp
其他書名
The Regulation of Grain Marketing, 1256–1631
出版Cambridge University Press, 2016-09-12
主題Business & Economics / Marketing / GeneralBusiness & Economics / Industries / AgribusinessHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Europe / MedievalHistory / Europe / RenaissanceHistory / Modern / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food PolicyReligion / Christian Church / HistorySocial Science / Disasters & Disaster ReliefSocial Science / Agriculture & Food
ISBN11071218259781107121829
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JlrWDAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Surveying government and crowd responses ranging from the late Middle Ages through to the early modern era, Buchanan Sharp's illuminating study examines how the English government responded to one of the most intractable problems of the period: famine and scarcity. The book provides a comprehensive account of famine relief in the late Middle Ages and evaluates the extent to which traditional market regulations enforced by thirteenth-century kings helped shape future responses to famine and scarcity in the sixteenth century. Analysing some of the oldest surviving archival evidence of public response to famine, Sharp reveals that food riots in England occurred as early as 1347, almost two centuries earlier than was previously thought. Charting the policies, public reactions and royal regulations to grain shortage, Sharp provides a fascinating contribution to our understanding of the social, economic, cultural and political make-up of medieval and early modern England.