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The death of rural England : a social history of the countryside since 1900 /
In the age of material crises of rural areas, worries about environmental damage and factory farming, urban people's attitudes to the countryside have changed. Rural areas are still seen as places to roam and to enjoy, yet modern agriculture also causes anxieties about the land and its products...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the age of material crises of rural areas, worries about environmental damage and factory farming, urban people's attitudes to the countryside have changed. Rural areas are still seen as places to roam and to enjoy, yet modern agriculture also causes anxieties about the land and its products. Alun Howkins's thorough survey is a social history of rural England and Wales in the 20th century. He examines the impact of World War I, the role of agriculture throughout the century, and the expectations of the countryside that modern urban people harbour. Howkins analyses the role of rural England as a place for work as well as leisure, and the problems caused by these often conflicting roles. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203414152 9780203414156 9781134772483 1134772483 9780415138857 041513885X 0203414373 9780203414378 1280072792 9781280072796 9786610072798 6610072795 9781134772490 1134772491 9781134772445 1134772440 0203414446 9780203414446 |