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OverviewThis book offers a new history of the farmworker in England from 1850 to the present day. It focuses on the paid worker, considering how the experiences of farm work – the work performed, wages earned and conditions of hiring – were shaped by gender, age and region. Combining data extracted from statistical sources with personal and autobiographical accounts, it places the individual farmworker back into a broader collective history. Beginning in the mid-Victorian era, when farmworkers were the most numerically significant occupational group in England, it considers the impact of economic, technological and social change on the scale and nature of farm work over the next hundred and fifty years, whilst also highlighting the continuation of some practices, including the use of casual and migrant workers to perform low-paid, seasonal work. Written in a lively and accessible manner, this book will appeal to those with an interest in rural history, gender history and modern British history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicola VerdonPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Weight: 4.905kg ISBN: 9780230304390ISBN 10: 0230304397 Pages: 284 Publication Date: 20 November 2017 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: The farmworker past and present.- Part I: The Victorian and Edwardian farmworker.- Chapter 2: The Farm Servant.- Chapter 3: The Agricultural Labourer.- Chapter 4: The Casual and Seasonal Workforce.- Part II: The farmworker in the century after 1914.- Chapter 5: The First World War.- Chapter 6: The Inter-war Years.- Chapter 7: The Second World War.- Chapter 8: The Post-war Years.- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Modern Day Agriculture.ReviewsWorking the Land should appeal to those interested in or researching rural life, village life, agricultural occupations and farming ancestors. It makes an important contribution to the historiography of farm workers, the countryside and the labouring population by prioritizing the voice of the farm worker. ... It provides a valuable foundation for reconstructing the lives of agricultural ancestors, and should be of interest and use to anyone who encounters farm workers when researching their family and community history. (Sarah Holland, Family & Community History, Vol. 21 (02), July, 2018) Author InformationNicola Verdon is Reader in Modern British History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |