The death of rural England

By Alun Howkins

Subjects: Conditions rurales, Sociology, Conditions sociales, Vie rurale, Country life, great britain, Great britain, rural conditions, Landleben, Nonfiction, Country life, Histoire, Ländlicher Raum, Platteland, Rural conditions, Great britain, social conditions, Landscape, Great britain, historical geography, Landscapes, Landscape gardening, great britain, Historical geography, Rural, Géographie historique, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Paysages, Social conditions, History, Landwirtschaft, Agrargesellschaft

Description: 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 anxities 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 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 contemporary rural affairs.