English Rural Society, 1500–1800 Essays in Honour of Joan Thirsk Chartres Hey

English Rural Society, 1500\u20131800\n\nEssays in Honour of Joan Thirsk\n\nWritten largely by her former research students, this book honours the varied and creative career of Joan Thirsk.\n\nJohn Chartres (Edited by), David Hey (Edited by)\n\n9780521031561, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 2 November 2006\n\n400 pages\n21.5 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.519 kg\n\nThis book honours the varied and creative career of Joan Thirsk, Fellow of the British Academy and former Reader in Economic History in the University of Oxford. The chapters have been written largely by Dr Thirsk's former research students, and the diversity of themes covered reflects her own diversity of academic interest. The subjects range from landlords and land management to the position of women in early modern England and the origins of the Sheffield cutlery and allied trades. Supplemented with a full bibliography and personal and academic appreciations, this volume will serve as a fine tribute to]