The Contested Countryside: Rural Politics and Land Controversy in Modern Britain (International Library of Political Studies)

by PhilipConford (Editor), JeremyBurchardt (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $181.82

  Life in rural Britain has changed beyond recognition since the beginning of the 20th century. This title examines the historical background of the main controversies of contemporary rural life. It explores key elements of rural life, including the varying responses to animal disease from Biblical times to the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth.