02429cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000320012624500610015826400510021930000470027033600260031733700260034333800360036950000310040550801900043652012700062653400450189665300150194165300410195665300240199765300270202185600430204855643UtSlPG20260610134300.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a08013766  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHD1 aSlater, Gilbert,d1864-193814aThe English Peasantry and the Enclosure of Common Fields 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-09-27  aE-text prepared by MWS, Fay Dunn, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"The English Peasantry and the Enclosure of Common Fields" by Gilbert Slater is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the significant socio-economic changes in rural England due to the enclosure of common fields, focusing on the deterioration of village communities and the impact on peasant life. It examines the transition from communal agriculture to individual farming and the subsequent displacement of rural populations.  At the start of the text, the author outlines his motivations for investigating the enclosures, acknowledging the encouragement he received from colleagues and institutions, including the London School of Economics. He discusses the historical context of enclosure, emphasizes the importance of collective ownership in maintaining rural tradition, and hints at the necessity for a renewed agricultural policy that champions the rights and livelihoods of small landholders and agricultural workers. The opening sets a framework for exploring the long-term consequences of enclosure on the fabric of English rural society, laying the groundwork for a detailed exploration of various community structures and their transformations throughout the chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aInclosures  aVillage communities -- Great Britain  aPeasants -- England  aAgriculture -- England40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55643