A West Country Village Ashworthy

A West Country Village Ashworthy
Author: W.M. Williams
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317851021

This volume examines the effects of rural depopulation as a process on the structure of family and kinship within one small rural area, analysing the spatial relationships of social and economic change. Part One documents these relationships in the context of family farming; the second part is largely devoted to the effects of demographic change on the structure of family and kinship within one small community.

The Tithe Surveys of England and Wales

The Tithe Surveys of England and Wales
Author: Roger J. P. Kain
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2006-04-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521024310

This book describes the nature of tithe payments, the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836 and the survey of over 11,000 parishes.

A Contrived Countryside

A Contrived Countryside
Author: Keith Hoggart
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2021-03-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030626512

This book shows how governance regimes before the 1970s suppressed rural prospects of housing improvement and created conditions for middle-class capture. Using original archival sources to reveal the intricacies of local and national policy processes, weak rural housing performances are shown to owe more to national governance regimes than local under-performance. Looking `behind the scenes' at policy processes highlights neglected principles in national governance, and shows how investigating rural housing is fundamental to understanding the national scene. With original insights and a new analytical perspective, this volume offers evidence and conclusions that challenge mainstream assumptions in public policy, housing, rural studies and planning.

Constructuring The Countryside

Constructuring The Countryside
Author: Terry Marsden
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2005-08-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1135371857

As the first book in the Restructuring Rural Areas series, "Constructing the countryside" presents a new methodological approach to the analysis of rural change. The authors seek to link wider developments in the global political economy to the behaviour of local actors and, in so doing, they place research into rural studies much more firmly than hitherto in the mainstream of social science enquiry. The outcome is a book that promotes a truly interdisciplinary approach through which the constant "reconstruction" of the countryside can be properly understood. This holistic perspective, sustained by an historical analysis of rural change, has been made possible by the extensive research experience of the authors.; The book is a product of the work done at the London Countryside Research Centre, which was set up in 1989 by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Centre's research has focused upon the social and political forces for change in rural areas and how these relate to rapid alterations in national economic circumstances and to public policies affecting the countryside for example, the Common Agricultural Policy of the EC .; On the one hand, the book provides a set of insights into the trends that will guide rural change in advanced economies into the next century; on the other, it offers a challenging account of how they can be investigated.; "Constructing the countryside" will appeal to both students and staff in a wide range of social science disciplines, including agricultural economics, environmental management, planning, land economy, geography and rural sociology, and to all those concerned with the future development of rural areas.; This book is intended for students and researchers in rural planning and environmental/geographical studies, whether within a geographical or a sociological milieu.

Lord and Peasant in Nineteenth Century Britain

Lord and Peasant in Nineteenth Century Britain
Author: Dennis R. Mills
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2016-06-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317221982

First published in 1980, this book looks at the social structure of 18th and 19th century rural Britain. It is particularly concerned with the relationship of landlord and peasant in the rural village and examines the open-closed model of English rural social structure in great depth. In doing so, it explores the ways in which the estate system influenced urban development and how the peasant system facilitated the industrialisation of many villages. This book will be of particular interest to students of Victorian and social history, industrialisation and urbanisation.

Britain’s Last Religious Revival?

Britain’s Last Religious Revival?
Author: C. Field
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2015-02-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137512539

This is a major contribution to scholarly debates on the chronology and nature of secularization in modern Britain. Combining historical and social scientific insights, it analyses a range of statistical evidence for the 'long 1950s', testing (and largely rejecting) Callum Brown's claims that there was a religious resurgence during this period.

Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle

Land, Kinship and Life-Cycle
Author: Richard M. Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2002-08-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521522199

Essays on land transfer in English rural communities over the period 1250-1850.

Rural Europe

Rural Europe
Author: Keith Hoggart
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1317859251

Examines the interaction of the economic, political and social change processes within Europe which are bringing about fundamental transformations in rural areas. The authors expand on this view of rural Europe, and place its significance within the broader field of rural studies.