{"product_id":"village-england-9781350177260","title":"Village England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe romantic imagery of village England and the prominence that this commands in English cultural identity is well known. Yet just how accurate is this notion of the rural idyll in which the organic nature of village life was gradually undermined, and destroyed, by social and economic factors? Trevor Wild''s text explores the evolution of village England from the earliest times to the present. Drawing upon both contemporary accounts and scholarship, he provides an engaging and revealing account of the major transformations affecting the English village. Of particular interest is the book''s coverage of the more recent past, with the whittling away of the great estates, the appearance of such institutions as the village hall, and the development of alternative systems of power such as the councils.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures – vii List of Plates – vii Preface and Acknowledgements – xi Introduction – xv \u003ci\u003eOne \u003c\/i\u003eOrigins, Organic Quality and Geographical Context – 1 \u003ci\u003eTwo\u003c\/i\u003e The First Transformation: Village England and the Parliamentary Enclosures – 22 \u003ci\u003eThree\u003c\/i\u003e Villages of Poverty and Rioting: Rural England in the Bleak Age – 45 \u003ci\u003eFour \u003c\/i\u003eHigh Farming and the ‘Ordered’ Rural Society – 70 \u003ci\u003eFive\u003c\/i\u003e Villages in Decay: Rural England in the Agricultural Depression – 87 \u003ci\u003eSix\u003c\/i\u003e Village England in the Inter-War Years – 114 \u003ci\u003eSeven\u003c\/i\u003e The Second Transformation: Village England in the Post-War Era – 149 Epilogue – 176 Notes – 179 Bibliography – 190 Index – 197","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019632738647,"sku":"9781350177260","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350177260.jpg?v=1750780850","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/village-england-9781350177260","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}