The Rural Economy and Society in North-Western Europe, 500-2000: Making a Living - Family, Income and Labour

Introduction: Family, Labour And Income In The North Sea Area, 500-2000 / Isabelle Devos, Thijs Lambrecht And Eric Vanhaute -- Family, Income And Labour Around The North Sea, 500-1000 / Jean-pierre Devroey And Anne Nissen Jaubert -- Britain -- Britain, 1000-1750 / Phillipp Schofield And Jane Whittle -- Britain, 1750-2000 / Samantha Williams -- Northern France -- Northern France, 1000-1750 / Gérard Béaur And Larent Feller -- Northern France, 1750-2000 / Nadine Vivier And Gérard Béaur -- The Low Countries -- The Low Countries, 1000-1750 / Isabelle Devos, Thijs Lambrecht And Richard Paping -- The Low Countries, 1750-2000 / Erwin Karel, Eric Vanhaute And Richard Paping -- North-west Germany -- North-west Germany, 1000-1750 / Michael Limberger -- North-west Germany, 1750-2000 / Georg Fertig And Ulrich Pfister -- Scandinavia -- Scandinavia, 1000-1750 / Carl-johan Gadd, Hans Chr. Johansen And Thomas Lindkvist -- Scandinavia, 1750-2000 / Carl-johan Gaad And Hans Chr. Johansen -- Conclusion: Making A Living In Rural Societies In The North Sea Area, 500-2000 / Thijs Lambrecht, Eric Vanhaute, Isabelle Devos, Gérard Béaur, Georg Fertig, Carl-johan Gadd, Erwin Karel, Michael Limberger, Richard Paping And Phillipp Schofield. Edited By Eric Vanhaute, Isabelle Devos And Thijs Lambrecht ; In Association With Gérard Béaur ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References. Volume editorial boardEric Vanhaute (Ghent University, Belgium), Isabelle Devos (Ghent University, Belgium), Thijs Lambrecht (Ghent University, Belgium) (directors) Gérard Béaur (CNRS/EHESS, France), Georg Fertig (University of Münster, Germany), Carl-Johan Gadd (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Erwin Karel (University of Groningen, The Netherlands), Michael Limberger (Ghent University, Belgium), Richard Paping (University of Groningen, The Netherlands), Phillipp Schofield (Aberystwyth University, Wales UK).The central issue in this volume is the relation and the interaction between production, reproduction and labour in rural societies. The main questions concern the way in which resources became available to the rural family and to its members, and the strategies which were employed to generate these resources. The goal is to interpret household formation and the economic behaviour of its members within the context of the structural features of the regional social agro-system. Two sets of research questions structure the chapters in this book. The first set evaluates the impact of these processes on the family as a unit (of reproduction and production) and the relationships between its members (internal family relations). These issues are essentially dealt with from a socio-demographic perspective. The second set of questions aims to understand how families adapted their behaviour to changing social and economic circumstances. These topics are studied from a predominantly socio-economic perspective RMFI_Fm......Page 2 RMFI_chap01......Page 20 RMFI_chap02......Page 23 RMFI_chap03......Page 64 RMFI_chap04......Page 89 RMFI_chap05......Page 116 RMFI_chap06......Page 145 RMFI_chap07......Page 174 RMFI_chap08......Page 203 RMFI_chap09......Page 228 RMFI_chap10......Page 251 RMFI_chap11......Page 282 RMFI_chap12......Page 311 RMFI_Conclusion......Page 342