Alun Howkins' panoramic survey is a social history of rural England and Wales in the twentieth century. He examines the impact of the First World War, the role of agriculture throughout the century, and the expectations of the countryside that modern urban people harbour. Howkins analyzes the role of rural England as a place for work as well as leisure, and the problems caused by these often conflicting roles. This overview will be welcomed by anyone interested in agricultural and social history, historical geographers, and all those interested in rural affairs.
Alun Howkins' panoramic survey is a social history of rural England and Wales in the twentieth century. He examines the impact of the First World War, the role of agriculture throughout the century, and the expectations of the countryside that modern urban people harbour. Howkins analyzes the role of rural England as a place for work as well as leisure, and the problems caused by these often conflicting roles. This overview will be welcomed by anyone interested in agricultural and social history, historical geographers, and all those interested in rural affairs.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Alun Howkins is Professor of Social History at the University of Sussex. His previous publications include Poor Labouring Men (1985) and Reshaping Rural England (1992). He wrote and presented a four-part history of agriculture for BBC2, Fruitful Earth, in 1999.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction PART I 'Blue remembered hills': rural society 1900-21 1 The countryside in a new century 1900-14 2 The Great War and its aftermath 1914-21 PART II The 'locust years' 1921-39 3 The misfortunes of agriculture 1921-37 4 Landowners and farmers 5 The traditionalists: farm workers and domestic servants 6 New countrymen and women: workers and trippers PART III The second agricultural revolution 1937-90 7 War and state agriculture 1937-45 8 'Tractors plus chemicals': agriculture and farming 1945-90 PART IV What is the countryside for? Rural society 1945-2001 9 A place to work and a place to play: incomers and outgoers 1945-90 10 Defending the natural order? Environment and conservation 1945-90 11 The countryside in crisis 1990-2001
Introduction PART I 'Blue remembered hills': rural society 1900-21 1 The countryside in a new century 1900-14 2 The Great War and its aftermath 1914-21 PART II The 'locust years' 1921-39 3 The misfortunes of agriculture 1921-37 4 Landowners and farmers 5 The traditionalists: farm workers and domestic servants 6 New countrymen and women: workers and trippers PART III The second agricultural revolution 1937-90 7 War and state agriculture 1937-45 8 'Tractors plus chemicals': agriculture and farming 1945-90 PART IV What is the countryside for? Rural society 1945-2001 9 A place to work and a place to play: incomers and outgoers 1945-90 10 Defending the natural order? Environment and conservation 1945-90 11 The countryside in crisis 1990-2001
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