Bibliograph

Men at work, labourers and building craftsmen in the towns of Northern England, 1450-1750, Donald Woodward

Type

Label

Men at work, labourers and building craftsmen in the towns of Northern England, 1450-1750, Donald Woodward

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Men at work

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

715184525

Responsibility statement

Donald Woodward

Series statement

Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time, 26Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

labourers and building craftsmen in the towns of Northern England, 1450-1750

Summary

This study redresses the North and South imbalance of much work on economic and social history by focusing on the lives and economic impact of the building trade in the major urban centres of the North during the early modern period. The period 1450–1750 witnessed substantial changes in England: to the size of national population, the range of industry practised, the commodity structure and patterns of overseas trade; in agricultural techniques; and in the proportion of population tied to the soil. Using many hitherto unworked sources from local archives, the author challenges many prevailing orthodoxies. He addresses conditions of work in the building trades, levels of remuneration, the characteristics of the life cycles of male and female workers, gender differences in work, and relationships with employers.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Building craftsmen at work -- 3. The life-cycle of building craftsmen -- 4. Labourers -- 5. Conditions of work for labourers and building craftsmen -- 6. Wage rates in the northern towns -- 7. Towards an understanding of living standards

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