Hardback. Very Good. ISBN 1852853883 9781852853884 [GB]

ISBN10: 1852853883, ISBN13: 9781852853884, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc] Hardcover Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Dunfermline, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 1852853883, ISBN13: 9781852853884, [publisher: Hambledon Continuum.] Hardcover 2006, xv,472pp, Illustrated. Cloth. With dustjacket. In very good condition. The English landscape changed more radically in the twentieth century than it had over the previous thousand years. This can be seen everywhere, nowhere in England being untouched by human influence. In this eye-opening book, Trevor Rowley shows vividly what changed and why. By the millenium, the countryside had become a dormitory or holiday destination, and agriculture employed less than one per cent of the population by 2000. In contrast, cities and towns, dominated by the megalopolis of London, expanded massively. Life, and the landscape, became ruled by the car. Regional identities disappeared as national chains and uniform building styles began to be found from Penzance to Carlisle. Uplands and county houses became theme parks often overrun by visitors. Two world wars and changing patterns of work and leisure also left their imprint. The English Landscape in the Twentierth Century is a striking and readable survey of a subject that matters to everyone.
[Heerlen, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 2006]
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ISBN10: 1852853883, ISBN13: 9781852853884, [publisher: Hambledon Continuum.] Hardcover 2006, xv,472pp, Illustrated. Cloth. With dustjacket. In very good condition. The English landscape changed more radically in the twentieth century than it had over the previous thousand years. This can be seen everywhere, nowhere in England being untouched by human influence. In this eye-opening book, Trevor Rowley shows vividly what changed and why. By the millenium, the countryside had become a dormitory or holiday destination, and agriculture employed less than one per cent of the population by 2000. In contrast, cities and towns, dominated by the megalopolis of London, expanded massively. Life, and the landscape, became ruled by the car. Regional identities disappeared as national chains and uniform building styles began to be found from Penzance to Carlisle. Uplands and county houses became theme parks often overrun by visitors. Two world wars and changing patterns of work and leisure also left their imprint. The English Landscape in the Twentierth Century is a striking and readable survey of a subject that matters to everyone.
[Heerlen, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 2006]
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ISBN10: 1852853883, ISBN13: 9781852853884, [publisher: Hymbledon Continuum London nd (2006)] Hardcover First Edition 472pp. 8vo Illustrated in black and white Black cloth 1st edition. Presentation copy, SIGNED by the author on the title page Fine/Fine dj 1-85285-388-3
[Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]