Nature in Downland

Nature in Downland
Author: William Henry Hudson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1923
Genre: Natural history
ISBN:

Here 'Downland' refers to the chalk countriside of Southern England and the Isle of Wight.

European Elites and Ideas of Empire, 1917-1957

European Elites and Ideas of Empire, 1917-1957
Author: Dina Gusejnova
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107120624

Explores European civilisation as a concept of twentieth-century political practice and the project of a transnational network of European elites. This title is available as Open Access.

The Invention of the Countryside

The Invention of the Countryside
Author: Donna Landry
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2001-08-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0230287573

Today's hunting debate began in the eighteenth century, when the idea of the countryside was being invented through the imaginative displacement of agricultural production in favour of country sports and landscape tourism. Between the Game Act of 1671 and its repeal in 1831, writers on walking and hunting often held opposed views, but contributed equally to the origins of modern ecology, while sharing a commitment to trespass that preserved common rights in an era of growing privatization.

Memorials of St. Margaret's Church, Westminister, Comprising the Parish Registers, 1539-1660, and Other Churchwardens' Accounts, 1460-1603

Memorials of St. Margaret's Church, Westminister, Comprising the Parish Registers, 1539-1660, and Other Churchwardens' Accounts, 1460-1603
Author: Eng St Margaret's Parish Westminister
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781020175411

Experience the history of St. Margaret's Church in Westminster through its registers and churchwarden's accounts. Learn about the church's role in the community and the people who played a part in its history. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of religion in England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Country and the City Revisited

The Country and the City Revisited
Author: Gerald M. MacLean
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1999-01-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521592017

A revisionist interdisciplinary study of the transformation of England into an imperial power between 1550 and 1850.