Living with the Land - Rural and Agricultural Actors in Twentieth-Century Europe - A Handbook (Hardcover)

For a long time agriculture and rural life were dismissed by many contemporaries as irrelevant or old-fashioned. Contrasted with cities as centers of intellectual debate and political decision-making, the countryside seemed to be becoming increasingly irrelevant. Today, politicians in many European countries are starting to understand that the neglect of the countryside has created grave problems. Similarly, historians are remembering that European history in the twentieth century was strongly influenced by problems connected to the production of food, access to natural resources, land rights, and the political representation and activism of rural populations. Hence, the handbook offers an overview of historical knowledge on a variety of topics related to the land. It does so through a distinctly activity-centric and genuinely European perspective. Rather than comparing different national approaches to living with the land, the different chapters focus on particular activities - from measuring to settling the land, from producing and selling food to improving agronomic knowledge, from organizing rural life to challenging political structures in the countryside. Furthermore, the handbook overcomes the traditional division between East and West, North and South, by embracing a transregional approach that allows readers to gain an understanding of similarities and differences across national and ideological borders in twentieth-century Europe.

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Oldenbourg
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Contemporary European History
Release date:	November 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Liesbeth van de Grift • Dietmar Muller • Corinna R Unger
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	371
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-067856-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-11-067856-X
Barcode:	9783110678567

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