Men at work : labourers and building craftsmen in the towns of Northern England, 1450-1750 / Donald...
Men at work : labourers and building craftsmen in the towns of Northern England, 1450-1750 / Donald...
Men at work : labourers and building craftsmen in the towns of Northern England, 1450-1750 / Donald Woodward.
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Publisher
Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
Call Numbers
N331.7624/ 1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 315 p. ; 24 cm.
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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Publisher
Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
Using many hitherto unworked sources from local archives, the author 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 - at times running counter to the prevailing orthodoxies....
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Men at work : labourers and building craftsmen in the towns of Northern England, 1450-1750 / Donald Woodward.
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Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 26.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-304) and index.
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N331.7624/ 1
Record Identifier
74VKwV7beM0y
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ISBN
0521472466 (hardback)
9780521472463 (hardback)
DDC
331.762409427
MMS ID
991018347169702626
