Ecology, economy and state formation in early modern Germany

Summary: This is an original case study of how a peasant society in early modern Europe sustained its economy, which relied on natural resources. It offers a study of southwest Germany's dependence on wood, demonstrating the stability of the economy and social structure through periods of demographic pressure, warfare and epidemic.

Record details

ISBN: 9780521831925
ISBN: 052183192X
ISBN: 9780511497230
ISBN: 9780511226106
ISBN: 9780511225536
ISBN: 9780511224881
ISBN: 9780511224218
ISBN: 0511497237
ISBN: 0511226101
ISBN: 0511225539
ISBN: 0511224885
ISBN: 0511224214
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 394 pages) : illustrations, maps
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:august.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-380) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Maps; Tables; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The peasant dynamic; 2 Power and property; 3 The regulative drive; 4 From clearance to crisis?; 5 The two ecologies; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.