The death of rural England : a social history of the countryside since 1900 / / Alun Howkins
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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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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.72/0941/0904 |
| Soggetto topico: | Country life - England - History - 20th century |
| Landscapes - England - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | England Social conditions 20th century |
| England Historical geography | |
| England Rural conditions | |
| Classificazione: | 15.70 |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-256) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The death of rural England |
| ISBN: | 1-134-77248-3 |
| 1-134-77249-1 | |
| 0-203-41444-6 | |
| 0-203-41415-2 | |
| 1-280-07279-2 | |
| 9780203414152 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910825397203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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