Spanish Agriculture: The Long Siesta, 1765-1965

by James Simpson

Overview

In the first major study in English of Spanish agrarian history, James Simpson examines how traditional agriculture responded to population growth and the integration of commodity markets. He argues that decisive changes in farming techniques only occurred at the start of this century; development was then interrupted by the Spanish Civil War and subsequent short-sighted government policies, only resuming in the 1950s. This comprehensive study will be of relevance to historical geography and agrarian history, as well as economic history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521496308
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/01/1996
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History , #2
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

1. The relative backwardness of Spanish agriculture; 2. Traditional technologies and market opportunities, 1765–1880; 3. The limits to technical change, 1880–1936; 4. Markets and institutions, 1880–1936; 5. The state and the end of traditional agriculture; 6. Spanish agriculture in a European context.

Editorial Reviews

"Simpson's book is an important addition to the new historiography." Richard Herr, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

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