Nature as historical protagonist
Environment and society in pre‐industrial England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7439830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce M S Campbell (0009-0003-2108-4979), Bruce Campbell (0000-0002-0123-4859, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 281-314 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0117 • E-ISSN: 1468-0289 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2009.00492.x |
| OpenAlex | W2107049526 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 72 |
| References cited | 91 |
This article compares chronologies reconstructed from historical records of prices, wages, grain harvests, and population with corresponding chronologies of growing conditions and climatic variations derived from dendrochronology and Greenland ice‐cores. It demonstrates that in pre‐industrial, and especially late medieval, England, short‐term environmental shocks and more enduring shifts in environmental conditions (sometimes acting in concert with biological agencies) exercised a powerful influence upon the balance struck between population and available resources via their effects upon the reproduction, health and life expectancy of humans, crops, and livestock. Prevailing socio‐economic conditions and institutions, in turn, shaped society's susceptibility to these environmental shocks and shifts
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| Unique citing works | 72 |
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| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 71 |