The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 16Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 86
Page 30
... land , however , still retains its impor- tance in rural life . Farmers ' and peasants ' movements seldom demand that ownership of land be abolished . Even the demands raised in the Mexican Revolution ( 1911-17 ) for communal land ...
... land , however , still retains its impor- tance in rural life . Farmers ' and peasants ' movements seldom demand that ownership of land be abolished . Even the demands raised in the Mexican Revolution ( 1911-17 ) for communal land ...
Page 63
... land " constituted about half of the arable land in 50 provinces of European Russia . A further one - third of the arable land was still owned by the nobility , and the rest belonged to a variety of individ- ual or collective owners ...
... land " constituted about half of the arable land in 50 provinces of European Russia . A further one - third of the arable land was still owned by the nobility , and the rest belonged to a variety of individ- ual or collective owners ...
Page 321
... land reforms , beginning in 1786 and lasting until the state suffered financial bankruptcy in 1813. Sixty percent of the Danish peasants became landowners . Compulsory residence , compulsory labour on the domains of land- lords , and ...
... land reforms , beginning in 1786 and lasting until the state suffered financial bankruptcy in 1813. Sixty percent of the Danish peasants became landowners . Compulsory residence , compulsory labour on the domains of land- lords , and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
19th century Africa agriculture American ancient areas army became BIBLIOGRAPHY carpels carpets central centre Christian church cultural Danish death Denmark developed dunes early east eastern economic endosperm Europe European feet Finland fishes flowers forces fruit genera genus German Iceland important industry Intelsat islands king land lizards major ment metres miles military Moscow mountains nobility northern Norway organization ovary ovules party peasants percent period petals pitcher pitcher plant plants political population produced province reforms region reign religion religious republic ritual river Rugby Russian S.F.S.R. Rwanda sacred sacrifice saga sail saints salmoniform salt domes sand sandstones Santalales São Paulo Sarmatians satellite satire Saxifragales sepals ships shrubs social southern Soviet Soviet Union species Stalin stamens steppe structure Sweden Swedish taxes territory tion trade traditional trans trees tropical Union Western