British Agriculture in the First World War (Rle the First World War)

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Farming and Food Supply Before 1914 Part 1: 1914-16: Business as Usual 3. The Evolution of Policy 4. Recruiting and Farm Labour 5. Power and Machinery 6. Fertilisers and Feeds 7. Farming in Wartime Part 2: 1917-18: Farming As A Controlled Industry 8. Policy: The Peak of Intervention 9. Labourers, Soldiers, Prisoners and Women 10. Tractors and Machinery 11. Fertilisers and Feeds 12. The Work of the County Executive Committees Part 3: The Achievement 13. The Success of the Plough Policy 14. The Output of Agriculture, 1914-1918 15. Farming and Food Supply 16. Farmer, Landowner and Labourer 17. The Legacy

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Product details

• Authors: Peter Dewey, Dewey Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.2014
• EAN: 9781138014336
• ISBN: 978-1-138-01433-6
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The First World War
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Europe / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I