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The death of rural England : a social history of the countryside since 1900 / / Alun Howkins



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Autore: Howkins Alun Visualizza persona
Titolo: The death of rural England : a social history of the countryside since 1900 / / Alun Howkins Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 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.: 9910450665003321
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