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The Death of Rural England
- A Social History of the Countryside Since 1900
Author :
Alun Howkins
Master eBook ISBN10 : 0-203-41415-2
Master eBook ISBN13 : 978-0-203-41415-6
No of illustrations : 10 b+w photos
No of pages :272
Originally Published : 30 May 2003
No of Copies : 5
Status : Available [You may read this title]
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 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 analyses 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 contemporary rural affairs.
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