The village labourer, 1760-1832: A study in the government of England before the Reform Bill

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Step back into late eighteenth-century England with J.L. and Barbara Bradby Hammond's definitive study of rural governance and social structure. The village labourer is not merely a historical figure but a symbol of the pre-Reform era—a period defined by rigid social stratification and the slow grind of institutional change. The authors meticulously reconstruct the lives of rural workers, their legal standing, and the systems that governed their labor and mobility between 1760 and 1832.\n\nThis is essential reading for students of legal history, British social history, and the evolution of labor law. The Hamonds bring together archival evidence and cultural analysis to show how the village labourer's condition shaped the political landscape leading up to the Reform Bill. The EPUB format makes this comprehensive study portable and accessible for your next research project or evening reading.