A Social History of the English Countryside - 9780415034081

Taylor & Francis

Traces the rise and fall of rural England from the Middle Ages to the Second World War and the nature of the changes which have occurred. > Traces the rise and fall of rural England from the Middle Ages to the Second World War and the nature of the changes which have occurred. > Introduction, G. E. Mingay; Chapter 1 Lord and Peasant, G. E. Mingay; Chapter 2 The Progress of the Plough, G. E. Mingay; Chapter 3 In Sickness and in Health: Disease and Famine, G. E. Mingay; Chapter 4 Plenty and Want, G. E. Mingay; Chapter 5 Landed Society and Rural Culture, G. E. Mingay; Chapter 6 The Two Faces of the Countryside, G. E. Mingay; Chapter 7 The Countryside in Decline, 1870\u20131914, G. E. Mingay; Chapter 8 The Countryside in War and Peace, G. E. Mingay; > \n`In all, this is another entertaining and informative book from Gorgon Mingay. His skill as narrator gives form to an extended period of history and to a rich diversity of topics.' - Social History Society Newsletter\n\n`Anyone ww