Rural Englands: Labouring Lives in the Nineteenth-Century

by Barry Reay

Book Overview

Rural Englands is the first general history of nineteenth-century English rural workers. Barry Reay provides a fresh perspective on England's rural past, reintroducing those often excluded from more traditional historical approaches, and stressing the diversity of working communities and the dynamism of rural life. Reay challenges stereotypes of country living, arguing that the extent of localization is so compelling that, instead of thinking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333669193
• ISBN13: 9780333669198
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.6"