The Death of Rural England: A Social History of the Countryside Since 1900 - Softcover

Howkins, Alun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041513885X ISBN 13: 9780415138857

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041513885X
• ISBN 13: 9780415138857
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272