{"product_id":"the-agrarian-history-of-england-and-wales-volume-8-1914-1939-paperback-9780521200134","title":"The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 8, 1914–1939 (Paperback) 9780521200134","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 8, 1914–1939\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume VIII of the Agrarian History (1978) provides a technical, social and economic history of rural England and Wales between 1914 and 1939.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdith H. Whetham (Edited by), Joan Thirsk (General editor)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521200134, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e378 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume VIII of the Agrarian History of England and Wales was first published in 1978, and provides a technical, social and economic history of rural England and Wales in the years 1914–39. This period included four years of war, during which there was a rapid rise in prices, the post-war deflation and the depression. The author assesses the effects of these political and economic conditions on farming and farm workers. She describes regional variations in patterns of farming and the changes in methods of production by which farmers tried to reduce costs and increase output. She also examines the extension of government control over farming and the introduction of the marketing boards, and discusses the development of agricultural technology. Above all, she describes considers the conditions of life for the diminishing numbers of farm workers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface by the general editor\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Weights and measures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Agricultural production in 1914\u003cbr\u003e 2. Markets for the agricultural output\u003cbr\u003e 3. Types of farming\u003cbr\u003e 4. Land and people\u003cbr\u003e 5. Agriculture and the outbreak of war\u003cbr\u003e 6. Policy for agriculture, 1915–16\u003cbr\u003e 7. The food shortage and agricultural policy 1916–18\u003cbr\u003e 8. Price control and agricultural policy, 1918–20\u003cbr\u003e 9. The post-war years, 1919–21\u003cbr\u003e 10. Prices, costs and policy, 1921–9\u003cbr\u003e 11. Changes in farming practice\u003cbr\u003e 12. Farming inputs and outputs\u003cbr\u003e 13. The economic depression, 1929–33\u003cbr\u003e 14. Agricultural policy, 1929–37\u003cbr\u003e 15. Practice with science\u003cbr\u003e 16. Changes in farming practice\u003cbr\u003e 17. The waygoing\u003cbr\u003e 18. The land\u003cbr\u003e Selected bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909084832024,"sku":"9780521200134","price":42.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521200134i_12d72f08-4804-4167-9a78-075b0f25feed.jpg?v=1691373927","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-agrarian-history-of-england-and-wales-volume-8-1914-1939-paperback-9780521200134","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}