Dearth and the English revolution: The harvest crisis of 1647-50

Economic History Review

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 64-98

  Hindle, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CEREAL; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC HISTORY; PARISH REGISTER;

EID: 48049096797     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: 14680289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2007.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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