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The contentious tithe : the tithe problem and English agriculture, 1750-1850
Title
The contentious tithe : the tithe problem and English agriculture, 1750-1850 / Eric J. Evans.
ISBN
1315149249
9781315149240
9781138554788
9781138554917
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Summary
"First published in 1976, this book studies the impact of a uniquely unpopular tax on English rural communities. It examines the tithe system during a period when it was subject to mounting attack from political economists, agricultural improvers and radicals alike. Professor Evans has made extensive use of ecclesiastical and estate records to explain why the tithe issue became so unpopular at this time. He also studies in detail the work of the tithe commission, offering new evidence on the important question of how much the tithe system hindered agricultural improvement. This was in a period of considerable strain for the old village community, when tithe disputes significantly added to existing tensions and, particularly in the south of England, helped bring relations to crisis point. "--Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Series
Routledge revivals
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Chapter 1 THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CLERGY
chapter 2 THE NATURE OF THE TITHE PROBLEM
chapter 3 TITHE DISPUTES AND LITIGATION
chapter 4 THE MOUNTING PRESSURE FOR REFORM
chapter 5 TITHES AND THE ENCLOSURE MOVEMENT
chapter 6 THE TITHE COMMUTATION ACT AND ITS ANTECEDENTS
chapter 7 TITHE COMMUTATION AND THE AGRICULTURAL INTEREST
chapter 8 EPILOGUE: FROM COMMUTATION TO EXONERATION, 1850-1936.
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