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Working the Land: A History of the Farmworker in England from 1850 to the Present Day
Nicola Verdon
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Description for Working the Land: A History of the Farmworker in England from 1850 to the Present Day
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book offers a new history of the farmworker in England from 1850 to the present day. It focuses on the paid worker, considering how the experiences of farm work - the work performed, wages earned and conditions of hiring - were shaped by gender, age and region. Combining data extracted from statistical sources with personal and autobiographical accounts, it places the individual farmworker back into a broader collective history. Beginning in the mid-Victorian era, when farmworkers were the most numerically significant occupational group in England, it considers the impact of economic, technological and social change on the scale and ... Read more
This book offers a new history of the farmworker in England from 1850 to the present day. It focuses on the paid worker, considering how the experiences of farm work - the work performed, wages earned and conditions of hiring - were shaped by gender, age and region. Combining data extracted from statistical sources with personal and autobiographical accounts, it places the individual farmworker back into a broader collective history. Beginning in the mid-Victorian era, when farmworkers were the most numerically significant occupational group in England, it considers the impact of economic, technological and social change on the scale and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230304390
SKU
V9780230304390
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Nicola Verdon
Nicola Verdon is Reader in Modern British History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK..
Reviews for Working the Land: A History of the Farmworker in England from 1850 to the Present Day
Working the Land should appeal to those interested in or researching rural life, village life, agricultural occupations and farming ancestors. It makes an important contribution to the historiography of farm workers, the countryside and the labouring population by prioritizing the voice of the farm worker. ... It provides a valuable foundation for reconstructing the lives of agricultural ancestors, and should ... Read more