Travels in France: During the Years 1787, 1788 and 1789

by Arthur Young, Constantia Maxwell

Overview

Arthur Young (1741–1820) was a renowned English writer on agriculture, economics and social statistics. First published by Cambridge in 1929, this volume contains selections from Young's Travels, relating to observations made in France around the time of the Revolution. The selections, largely taken from Part I of the Travels, are notable for containing first-hand descriptions of public affairs and working conditions. The rigour and intelligence of these descriptions provide an unrivalled document of this critical moment in French history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107612730
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/29/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Editorial note; Editor's introduction; Author's preface; Author's note upon methods of writing books of travel; Part I. Journal: 1. First journey (May 15th to November 11th, 1787); 2. Second journey (July 30th to October 15th, 1788); 3. Third journey (June 2nd, 1789 to January 30th 1790); Part II. General Observations: 1. Soil; 2. Face of the country; 3. Population; 4. Produce; 5. Capital employed in husbandry; 6. Courses of crops; 7. Enclosures; 8. Waste lands; 9. Vines; 10. The tenantry; 11. Manufactures; 12. Price of provisions, labour, etc.; 13. Commerce; 14. The treaty of commerce between Great Britain and France (1786); 15. The Revolution in France; Editor's notes; Appendix A. The value of the livre, etc.; Appendix B. Diversity of weights and measures; Principal works referred to by the Editor; Index; Map of France to illustrate the Travels.