"The Contested Countryside" examines the historical background to some of the main controversies of contemporary rural life. The authors explore key elements of rural life, including the varying responses to animal disease from Biblical times to the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth, the relationship between farming methods and landscape preservation as well as organic farming, the role of the European Union and the truth about the Countryside Alliance. In the process they address the thorny question of whether the countryside can still support a rural population.
"The Contested Countryside" is essential reading for anyone with an interest in 21st-century rural life in Britain.
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"The Contested Countryside" examines the historical background to some of the main controversies of contemporary rural life. The authors explore key elements of rural life, including the varying responses to animal disease from Biblical times to the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth, the relationship between farming methods and landscape preservation as well as organic farming, the role of the European Union and the truth about the Countryside Alliance. In the process they address the thorny question of whether the countryside can still support a rural population.
"The Contested Countryside" is essential reading for anyone with an interest in 21st-century rural life in Britain.
Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | September 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | August 2008 |
Editors | Jeremy Burchardt, Philip Conford |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84511-715-3 |
Barcode | 9781845117153 |
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LSN | 1-84511-715-8 |