Farmers, Landlords and Landscapes: Rural Britain, 1720 to 1870

by Susanna Wade Martins

Rather than an economic history of 18th- and 19th-century Britain, Susanna Wade Martins presents a rural history that places the farmer, and the landlord, at the centre of change. Industrial and urban expansion and a rising population brought pressure to bear on the countryside, something that was shouldered largely by the farmer and it is with this in mind that Martins examines the transformations that were taking place in rural areas of Britain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0953863093
• ISBN13: 9780953863099
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Windgather Press
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.7"