Rural : the lives of the working class countryside
Smith, Rebecca2024
Books, Manuscripts
Work in the countryside ties you, soul and salary, to the land, but often those who labour in nature have the least control over what happens there. Starting with Rebecca Smith's own family history - foresters in Cumbria, miners in Derbyshire, millworkers in Nottinghamshire, builders of reservoirs and the Manchester Ship Canal - 'Rural' is an exploration of our green and pleasant land, and the people whose labour has shaped it. Beautifully observed, these are the stories of professions and communities that often go overlooked. Smith shows the precarity for those whose lives are entangled in the natural landscape. And she traces how these rural working-class worlds have changed.
Main title:
Rural : the lives of the working class countryside / Rebecca Smith.
Author:
Smith, Rebecca, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2024.
Collation:
248 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2023.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780008526313 (pbk)
Dewey class:
307.720941307.720941 SMI
Language:
English
BRN:
3788280