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Autore |
Howkins Alun |
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Titolo |
The death of rural England : a social history of the countryside since 1900 / / Alun Howkins |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-77249-1 |
0-203-41444-6 |
0-203-41415-2 |
1-280-07279-2 |
9780203414152 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Country life - England - History - 20th century |
Landscapes - England - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
England Social conditions 20th century |
England Historical geography |
England Rural conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-256) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 'Blue remembered hills': rural society, 1900 21; The countryside in a new century, 1900 14; The Great War and its aftermath, 1914 21; The 'locust years', 1921 39; The misfortunes of agriculture, 1921 37; Landowners and farmers; The traditionalists: farm workers and domestic servants; New countrymen and women: workers and trippers; The second agricultural revolution, 1937 90; War and state agriculture, 1937 45; 'Tractors plus chemicals': agriculture and farming, 1945 90 |
What is the countryside for? Rural society, 1945 2001A place to work and a place to play: incomers and outgoers, 1945 90; Defending the natural order? Environment and conservation, 1945 90; The countryside in crisis, 1990 2001; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This engaging history of rural England and Wales during the twentieth century looks at the role of the countryside as both a place of work and of leisure and looks at the many crises it has suffered during that time. |
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