| Prices, Food and Wages in Scotland, 1550 1780 Contributor(s): Gibson, A. J. S. (Author), Smout, T. C. (Author), A. J. S., Gibson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521037808 ISBN-13: 9780521037808 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: This is the first study of Scottish price history to be published, and a major contribution to the economic and social history of early modern and pre-industrial Britain. Using the remarkable series of "fiars" prices for grains and other contemporary sources, Gibson and Smout focus, in particular, on the prices of grain, meal and animal products, and assess how Scots laborers could survive in an economy that could pay only very low money wages. Their conclusions make a powerful contribution to the perennial debate on the standard of living of ordinary people prior to industrialization. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 338.436 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.45 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
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| Publisher Description: This is the first study of Scottish price history to be published, and a major contribution to the economic and social history of early modern and pre-industrial Britain. Using the remarkable series of fiars prices for grains and other contemporary sources, Gibson and Smout focus, in particular, on the prices of grain, meal and animal products, and assess how Scots laborers could survive in an economy that could pay only very low money wages. Their conclusions make a powerful contribution to the perennial debate on the standard of living of ordinary people prior to industrialization. |