Draining of the Fens

Klappentext First published in 1956! as the second edition of a 1940 original! this book forms the companion volume to Medieval Fenland. Zusammenfassung First published in 1956! as the second edition of a 1940 original! this book forms the companion volume to Medieval Fenland. Together these volumes provide a consummately researched account of changing conditions within a fascinating region. The text is ambitious in scope! reflecting the author's position as a historical geographer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's preface; Preface; Preface to C. U. P. L. E. reprint; List of maps and diagrams; List of plates; Part I. The Prelude to the Draining, 1500-1600: 1. The dissolution of the monarchies; 2. Preliminary experiments in draining; Part II. The Fen Project, 1600-63: 3. Draining activity before the Civil War; 4. Arguments, replies and disorders; 5. Draining activity after the Civil War; Part III. The Consequences of the Draining: 6. Outfall difficulties; 7. The lowering of the surface of the Fens; 8. The windmill; Part IV. The Eighteenth Century: The Age of the Windmill: 9. The southern Fenland; 10. The northern Fenland; 11. Economic activity; Part V. The Nineteenth Century: Triumphs and Difficulties: 12. The tidal rivers and their outfalls; 13. Administrative problems; 14. The steam-engine; 15. Agricultural consequences; Part VI. Epilogue: Conditions after 1900; Appendices; Sources and bibliography; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: H. C. Darby
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.08.2011
• EAN: 9781107402980
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40298-0
• Seiten: 362
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; East Anglia, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics, Historical Geography, Hydraulic Engineering, Land reclamation & drainage