The Development of Modern Agriculture: British Farming Since 1931

ISBN-13: 9780333646427 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 236 str.

John Martin; Michael J. Martin

Opis

This text provides a critique of the causes and consequences of the modern agricultural revolution, since the agricultural depression of the inter-war period. It evaluates the impact of World War II, the post-war scientific and technological revolutions and the changing role of the state.

Recenzje

"Martin chronicles the changes in thorough and well-documented detail, making this a useful source book." - American Historical Review

"The level of detail is considerable, and one is left with a clear understanding of the history of farming, its successes and its problems." - EH.net

Spis treści

List of Tables List of Figures Preface by Tom Blundell Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction British Agriculture in the 1930s The Second Food Production Campaign The Role of the State The Scientific and Technological Revolution The Common Agricultural Policy Agricultural Development and Britain's Natural Heritage Epilogue: Modern Agriculture Index

O autorze

John Martin is Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at De Montfort University.