Paradise lost
Subtitle: rural idyll and social change in England since 1800
By: Jeremy Burchardt.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris; In the U.S.A. and in Canada distributed by St. Martin's Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: City and town life -- Great Britain -- History.; Country life -- Great Britain -- History.; Geographical perception -- Great Britain.; Landscape changes -- Great Britain.; Human geography -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Rural conditions.; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century.; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Description: "The enduring 'Town versus Country' debate lies at the root of modern British society. How far did the idealization of the countryside by artists and writers since the Industrial Revolution foster anti-urban, anti-industrial values? How have such values affected government policy, social structure and economic dynamism? Did post-war developments, in particular rural-urban commuting and environmentalist criticism of modern 'industrial' farming, undermine the traditional distinction between town and country, or are they themselves symptoms of the continuing allure of the rural idyll? This book will demonstrate the remarkable influence that attitudes to the countryside have had on the evolution of modern British life."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-228) and index.