Change in the Village

Klappentext A detailed description and analysis of social and economic changes which took place in a late Victorian rural village. Zusammenfassung George Sturt (1863–1927) was a British wheelwright and writer who generally used the pen-name George Bourne. First published in 1912, this volume sensitively and perceptively describes and analyses the changes in the economy and society of Sturt's rural agricultural village at the end of the nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: 1. The village; Part II. The Present Time: 2. Self-reliance; 3. Man and wife; 4. Manifold troubles; 5. Drink; 6. Ways and means; 7. Good temper; Part III. The Altered Circumstances: 8. The peasant system; 9. The new thrift; 10. Competition; 11. Humiliation; 12. The humiliated; 13. Notice to quit; Part IV. The Resulting Needs: 14. The initial defect; 15. The opportunity; 16. The obstacles; 17. The women's need; 18. The want of book-learning; 19. Emotional starvation; 20. The children's need; Part V: 20. The forward movement.

Product details

• Authors: George Sturt, Sturt George
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2010
• EAN: 9781108025263
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02526-3
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history