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Food Supply, Demand and Trade: Aspects of the Economic Relationship between Town and Countryside / eds. Piet van Cruijningen, Erik Thoen

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3 Apr 2014

It is a prerequisite that prosperous, expanding towns need to maintain a secure and ample food supply. How towns managed this issue, drawing foodstuffs from both their immediate hinterland and from further afield, and the resultant effect upon agricultural productivity are examined in this collection of 11 papers.