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Through the direct testament of villagers, alive and dead, it tells the story of a small rural community through * two world wars and the Cold War * revolution in agriculture * sweeping economic and social change * education reform * political transformation. This book charts the social history of Britain from the late nineteenth century to the present day through the prism of one Norfolk village: Knapton, a little inland from the coast below Cromer. The text draws on the authentic written and oral memories of the inhabitants of Knapton: thus while it presents a century and more of rural social history, it is seen and recounted from the experience of the people who lived it.
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This book is an authentic and compelling slice of social history, and will become a classic of the genre. For it is a different sort of social history. Not only do the people tell their own stories, but Gillian Shephard herself is uniquely placed to bring these stories together and explain their importance. The book is a template for what has happened to rural communities across the country over the last century and a half. --Peter Hennessy
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Baroness Gillian Shephard was Secretary of State for Education in the John Major s government. She was born and raised in Knapton.
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- PublisherBiteback
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1849541035
- ISBN 13 9781849541039
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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