The village community : with special reference to the origin and form of its survivals in Britain / by George Laurence Gomme, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and Director of the Folklore Society
1890, First Edition. London : Walter Scott. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some foxing to spine cover. Scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #383630
Publication date is suggested. Physical description: 299 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf; illustrations, maps. Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: The village community as a primitive institution -- The race-elements of the village community -- Methods of dealing with the British evidence -- The non-Aryan elements in the English village community -- The homestead of the village community -- Tribal communities in Britain -- Transitional types of the village community in Britain -- The final type of the village community in Britain -- Fragments of the village community surviving in local custom -- Summary and conclusion.
Subjects: Village communities Great Britain.
Village communities.
Communautés rurales.
Communautés rurales Grande-Bretagne. Village communities. Rural conditions Great Britain
Villages Great Britain
Village communities Great Britain History. Agriculture Economic aspects Great Britain History. Village communities. Village communities Great Britain.
Villages Great Britain
Village communities History. Survivals Great Britain. great Britain Antiquities.
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