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Childerley
Michael Mayerfeld Bell
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Description for Childerley
Paperback. For this study, Bell held interviews with over 100 of Childerley's residents, exploring their perspectives on class, gender and politics. He found that most felt a moral ambivalence over class and felt that by living close to nature they had an alternative - the identity of a "country person". Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
In Childerley, a small village two hours from London, stockbrokers and stock-keepers live side by side in thatched cottages, converted barns and modern homes. Why do these villagers find country living so compelling? Why, despite our urban lives, do so many of us strive for a home in the country, closer to nature? Michael Bell suggests that we are looking for a natural conscience: an unshakeable source of identity and moral value that is free from social interests - comfort and solace and a grounding of self in a world of conflict and change. During his interviews with over 100 ... Read more
In Childerley, a small village two hours from London, stockbrokers and stock-keepers live side by side in thatched cottages, converted barns and modern homes. Why do these villagers find country living so compelling? Why, despite our urban lives, do so many of us strive for a home in the country, closer to nature? Michael Bell suggests that we are looking for a natural conscience: an unshakeable source of identity and moral value that is free from social interests - comfort and solace and a grounding of self in a world of conflict and change. During his interviews with over 100 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Morality and Society Series
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226041988
SKU
V9780226041988
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