Custom, Work and Market Capitalism

The Forest of Dean Colliers, 1788-1888

Chris Fisher

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English

Breviary Stuff Publications
30 May 2016

British & Irish history; Sociology: work & labour; Sociology: customs & traditions; Customary law

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During the eighteenth century a community of 'free' miners grew up on Crown land in the Forest of Dean. Their right to live and work in this region was neither conferred by the Crown nor by private employers or landowners; it became, over the years, a customary right. During the nineteenth century the Crown began to erode customary rights existing on its land and replace it with forms of market capitalism such as those which sprang up in the private sector during this period. This book examines how this transition was made and how the free miners responded to the encroachments of market capitalism. It provides important insights into the way in which the body of custom altered over time and into the fundamental relations of property, production and law in a society. The ways in which customs were transformed and the sorts of adaptations which had to be made in customs which survived were an index of change in the wider society.

By: Chris Fisher
Imprint: Breviary Stuff Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 313g
ISBN: 9780992946678
ISBN 10: 0992946670
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 30 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active