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The real agricultural revolution : the transformation of English farming, 1939-1985 /
At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 British agriculture was largely powered by the muscles of men, women, and horses, and used mostly nineteenth-century technology to produce less than half of the country's temperate food. By 1985, less land and far fewer people were involved in far...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY :
The Boydell Press, is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd,
2021.
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| Series: | Boydell studies in rural history.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Exploring agricultural change
- The organisation of agricultural science, 1935-85
- Knowledge networks in UK farming, 1935-85
- Agricultural policy, 1939-85
- Dairy farming
- Land and capital
- Labour and machinery
- Specialisation and expansion
- The declining enterprises : pigs and poultry
- Conclusions.