Gender and Space in Rural Britain, 1840-1920 (Hardcover)

The essays in this collection focus on the ways rural life was represented during the long 19th century. Contributors bring expertise from the fields of history, geography, and literature to present an interdisciplinary study of the interplay between rural space and gender during a time of increasing industrialization and social change.This collection of essays originated from the symposium rural Geographies of Gender and Space; Britain 1840-1920 held at the University of Warwick on 23 september 2011