The Vanishing countryman
By: edited by G. E. Mingay.
Contributors: Mingay, G. E.
Publisher: Routledge; Taylor & Francis Books Ltd
Published: 1989
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.; Great Britain -- Rural conditions -- 19th century.
Description: Looks at how the country way of life has changed over the past hundred years. Farming has become more large-scale, farmworkers have shrunk in numbers and the social composition of many villages has changed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.