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Yesterday's Countryside: Country Life as it Really Was by Valerie Porter (Hardcover, 2000)

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By Valerie Porter. really like to live in the countryside without so many of the ‘mod cons’ we now take for granted?. She compares the past with the present, and in defiance of rose-tinted nostalgia reveals that many aspects of country living are thriving, albeit in a different form from their traditional image.

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Since the beginning of the 20th century, country life has changed rapidly and dramatically. This book looks back at Britain's rural past, aiming to provide a portrait of real life in the country. In defiance of rose-tinted nostalgia, it also explores aspects of country life that are thriving.

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PublisherDavid & Charles

ISBN-139780715309681

eBay Product ID (ePID)87753757

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SubjectHistory

Publication Year2000

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameYesterday's Countryside: Country Life As It Really Was

LanguageEnglish

TypeTextbook

AuthorValerie Porter

FormatHardcover

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Item Height279 mm

Item Width210 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorValerie Porter

TopicNature, People

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by jeanbailey0152
27 May, 2022
Easily accessible ,a great book for the coffee table
A super book , engaging and well presented ,purchased for my mother who has a childhood history of farming
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by frebennet_6
31 Jul, 2019
the whole book is exactly as the title says
Wonderful description on how 'the other half' lived
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