Paradise Lost: Rural Idyll and Social Change in England Since 1800 - Couverture rigide

Burchardt, Jeremy

 
9781860645143: Paradise Lost: Rural Idyll and Social Change in England Since 1800

Synopsis

The enduring 'Town versus Country' debate lies at the root of modern British society. How far did the idealization of the countryside by artists and writers since the Industrial Revolution foster anti-urban, anti-industrial values? How have such values affected government policy, social structure and economic dynamism? Did post-war developments, in particular rural-urban commuting and environmentalist criticism of modern 'industrial' farming, undermine the traditional distinction between town and country, or are they themselves symptoms of the continuing allure of the rural idyll? This book will demonstrate the remarkable influence that attitudes to the countryside have had on the evolution of modern British life.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jeremy Burchardt is a lecturer in Rural History at Reading University.

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9781350179950: Paradise Lost: Rural Idyll and Social Change Since 1800

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1350179957 ISBN 13 :  9781350179950
Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020
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