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  • Date is exactly "1988"

A very indifferent small city: The economy of Carlisle, 1550-1700

This thesis sets out to discover the principal facts concerning the economy of Carlisle in this 150 years and to try to explain them and their significance. A wide range of sources has been used, including: the administrative papers, court records…

An urban society and its hinterland: St Ives in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries

This thesis has examined the contention of the late Philip Abrams that a town should not be considered as a distinct social entity, but in relation to its setting and to "the complex of domination" in which it is embedded. It was decided to use St…

The demesne of Rimpton, 938 to 1412: A study in economic development

The agricultural history of the well-documented manor of Rimpton in south-east Somerset provides an opportunity for a detailed reconstruction of one medieval demesne farm and for testing generalized models of economic development in one specific…

Working class organisation, industrial relations and the labour unrest, 1914-21

This study assesses the impact of the years 1914 to 1921 on British labour organisation and industrial relations. By combining local studies with national sources the thesis provides a measure of corrective to the 'view from the centre' approach to…