The Enclosure Movements – A Path towards Social Differentiation? Lessons from Southern Sweden in the 19th Century
From the end of the 18th century, agriculture in Sweden changed dramatically due to enclosures in the parishes with freeholders. In the parishes with noble tenants, land was instead redistributed according to a manorial landlords’ decision. The first aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of the enclosure movements on social differentiation. The second aim of this paper is to compare the socia