The History of the Countryside

Zusatztext He opened readers' eyes to regional differences in patterns of land settlement, the original meaning of the term forest (countryside beyond the common law), the timing of key changes in human management of the landscape, new ways of looking at hedges, ponds and marshes, and, through it all, the balance between the natural world and human activities Informationen zum Autor Dr Oliver Rackham was a botanist and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. An acknowledged authority on the British countryside, especially trees, woodlands and pasture. THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE won the 1986 Angel Literary Award, the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Prize and the Natural World Book of the Year Award. Klappentext Trade paperback. A new edition of Rackham's award-winning study of the changing character of the British countryside. New cover. Zusammenfassung From its earliest origins to the present day, this award-winning, beautifully written book describes the endlessly changing character of Britain's countryside.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Rackham, Rackham Oliver
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2020
• EAN: 9781474614023
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-1402-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; Nature / Plants / Flowers, NATURE / Ecology, SCIENCE / Natural History, The countryside, country life: general interest