Joan Thirsk
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Irene Joan Watkins Thirsk, MA (Oxon), PhD
, FBA
, FRHistS
(born 1922) is a British
economic
and social historian
, specialized in the History of agriculture
. She is one of the leading economic and social historians of the 20th century, having greatly influenced the methodology and direction of research. She had a major influence on this field, and her most prominent contribution has been to use as a source for the first time, local manuscripts.
She has been reader in economic history at Oxford University between 1975 and 1983. She has been the editor of The agrarian history of England and Wales
, for volumes 4-6, and in 1974 she was appointed general editor of the series.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
, FBA
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
, FRHistS
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
(born 1922) is a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
economic
Economic history
Economic history is the study of economies or economic phenomena in the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and by applying economic theory to historical situations and institutions...
and social historian
Social history
Social history, often called the new social history, is a branch of History that includes history of ordinary people and their strategies of coping with life. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in history departments...
, specialized in the History of agriculture
History of agriculture
Agriculture was developed at least 10,000 years ago, and it has undergone significant developments since the time of the earliest cultivation. The Fertile Crescent of Western Asia, Egypt, and India were sites of the earliest planned sowing and harvesting of plants that had previously been gathered...
. She is one of the leading economic and social historians of the 20th century, having greatly influenced the methodology and direction of research. She had a major influence on this field, and her most prominent contribution has been to use as a source for the first time, local manuscripts.
She has been reader in economic history at Oxford University between 1975 and 1983. She has been the editor of The agrarian history of England and Wales
The agrarian history of England and Wales
The Agrarian History of England and Wales is an academic work, published by Cambridge University Press, which in 8 volumes covers the period from the origins to 1939....
, for volumes 4-6, and in 1974 she was appointed general editor of the series.
Works
- The agrarian history of England and WalesThe agrarian history of England and WalesThe Agrarian History of England and Wales is an academic work, published by Cambridge University Press, which in 8 volumes covers the period from the origins to 1939....
, Volume IV: 1500-1640 - Bibliography