{"product_id":"village-life-and-labour-an-anthology-paperback-9780521166331","title":"Village Life and Labour; An Anthology (Paperback) 9780521166331","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVillage Life and Labour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Anthology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1939 volume captures some of the traditions of English rural life during a time of increasing agricultural mechanisation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCecil G. Hutchinson (Edited by), Frank Chapman (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521166331, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 August 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 cm, 0.21 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\"\u003eOriginally published in 1939, this volume attempts to capture some of the traditions of English rural life during a time of increasing agricultural mechanisation. Through descriptions gathered from a number of different authors, the reader is given the sense of rural communities as being held together by a shared understanding of these traditions, and of a shared heritage passed down through the generations. In separating the cultural life of villages from an increasingly rationalised system of production, modern farming techniques are seen as creating fundamental changes in this established existence. This fascinating book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British history and agricultural customs.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. A farmer of the olden times\u003cbr\u003e 2. The 'gentleman' farmer a hundred years ago\u003cbr\u003e 3. Fleeceborough\u003cbr\u003e 4. Modern times\u003cbr\u003e 5. Cicely's dairy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Cowman and dairy\u003cbr\u003e 7. A winter morning\u003cbr\u003e 8. Corn-carting\u003cbr\u003e 9. Colt-breaking\u003cbr\u003e 10. The shearer\u003cbr\u003e 11. Rural technique\u003cbr\u003e 12. Scythes\u003cbr\u003e 13. Stacking\u003cbr\u003e 14. Harvesting in the old style\u003cbr\u003e 15. Gleaning\u003cbr\u003e 16. Hops\u003cbr\u003e 17. 'Bottles' and mole-catching\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 18. Timber\u003cbr\u003e 19. A folk industry\u003cbr\u003e 20. The farm-waggon\u003cbr\u003e 21. Wind-mill repairs\u003cbr\u003e Part III: 22. Straw\u003cbr\u003e 23. The lace-makers\u003cbr\u003e A list of country industries and a list of books\u003cbr\u003e Glossary.\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]\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":46006738452760,"sku":"9780521166331","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521166331i_60f039f6-778b-4669-aa54-0c2e2738a81b.jpg?v=1691372850","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/village-life-and-labour-an-anthology-paperback-9780521166331","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}