Politics and the Land

This 1927 book by British scientist and agriculturalist William Cecil Dampier-Whetham provides a discussion of agricultural policy and how it is created.

Cecil Dampier-Whetham (Author)

9781107615526, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 June 2013

226 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm, 0.25 kg

Sir William Cecil Dampier-Whetham (1867–1952) was a British scientist and agriculturalist who was knighted in 1931 for services to agriculture. In this book, which was first published in 1927, Dampier-Whetham provides a discussion of agricultural policy and how it is created. The text also gives a critical account of the many proposals made for rural reconstruction and development around the time of publication. It is divided into three main parts: 'British Agriculture'; 'The Land and its Owners'; and 'The Future of Rural England'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British rural history, agricultural development and economic history.

Preface
The land
Introduction
Part I. British Agriculture: 1. Arable and grass land
2. Crop yields
3. Land improvement and reclamation
4. Security of tenure
5. Agricultural depression
Part II. The Land and its Owners: 6. The history of the manor
7. The landowner
8. The management of agricultural land by the state
9. The finances of nationalization
Part III. The Future of Rural England: 10. Our present discontents
11. The outlook for agricultural prices and costs
12. Rural development
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]