The agrarian history of Sweden [[electronic resource] ] : 4000 BC to AD 2000 / / edited by Janken Myrdal & Mats Morell

• Pubblicazione: Lund [Sweden], : Nordic Academic Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 630.9485
• Soggetto topico: Agriculture - Sweden - History
• Soggetto geografico: Sweden Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MyrdalJanken <1949-> MorellMats
• Note generali: "Stiftelsen Lagersberg."; Col. maps on lining-papers.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-329) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Early farming households, 3900-800 bc; Theme texts: The rituals of agriculture; 2. Agriculture in Sweden, 800 bc-ad 1000; 3. Farming and feudalism, 1000-1700; From peasant rebellion to parliamentary Estate; 4. The agricultural revolution in Sweden, 1700-1870; A wealth of clearable land; 5. Agriculture in industrial society, 1870-1945; Changes in food consumption; 6. The tension between modernity and reality, 1945-2010; Women and men; 7. Swedish agrarian history - the wider view; Notes; Statistical appendix; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Comprehensive and concise, this account details the agrarian history of Sweden?as it is defined by its present national borders?from the Neolithic times to present day. Key historical concepts and events are discussed, including the introduction of planned agriculture alongside the domestication of animals; the feudal relationships and interactions between men and women, various age groups, and different social classes during the Middle Ages; the changes brought about by industrialism and the development of political democracy; the effects
• Titolo autorizzato: The agrarian history of Sweden
• ISBN: 91-85509-76-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463883003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II