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...twentieth century, period that, it is widely accepted, and as the author persuasively argues, witnessed unprecedented changes. The title implies that rural England has endured a prolonged illness that has now proved terminal. As such, it would be tempting to conclude that it constitutes an obituary of a world that has finally expired.
The text has four chronological sections, each of which concentrates on themes that are central to enhancing our understanding of a crucially neglected period in agrarian and rural history. The first section, covering the years 1900-21, examines the conditions of the countryside in the opening years of the twentieth century, as well as evaluating...
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