I. The English agarian system: the manor as starting point.--II. The stages of industrial evolution: the gild as startin point.--III. The beginnings of modern farming: the break-up of the manor.--IV. The rise of foreign trade; the advent of capital and investment.--V. Domestic industry and Tudor nationalism.--VI. Agricultural estates and English self-government.--VII. The industrial revolution and freedom of contract.--VIII. Joint stock and the evolution of capitalism.--Appendix; Suggestions for
...further reading.--Index
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