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This book shows how a rural household economy of small-holders managed to survive in nineteenth century France. Rather than taking the view that this system was an anachronism doomed to disappear, the author recognises its large adaptive capacity. This leads to a critical assessment of the notions of 'industrialisation' and 'modernisation'.Dallas, Gregor is the author of 'Imperfect Peasant Economy : The Loire Country, 1800-1914', published 1982 under ISBN 9780521240604 and ISBN 0521240603.
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