The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 8, 1914-1939 (Paperback, New)

Volume VIII of the Agrarian History of England and Wales was first published in 1978, and provides a technical, social and economic history of rural England and Wales in the years 1914 1939. This period included four years of war, during which there was a rapid rise in prices, the post-war deflation and the depression. The author assesses the effects of these political and economic conditions on farming and farm workers. She describes regional variations in patterns of farming and the changes in methods of production by which farmers tried to reduce costs and increase output. She also examines the extension of government control over farming and the introduction of the marketing boards, and discusses the development of agricultural technology. Above all, she describes considers the conditions of life for the diminishing numbers of farm workers.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Agrarian History of England and Wales
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	September 2011
Editors:	Edith H. Whetham
General editors:	Joan Thirsk
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	378
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-20013-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-521-20013-X
Barcode:	9780521200134

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