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The making of the English landscape

W.G. Hoskins ; with an introduction and commentary by Christopher Taylor ; colour photographs by Andrew Butler

Hodder and Stoughton, 1988, c1955

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Note

Bibliography: p. 243-248

Includes index

paperback edition:1992, 26cm

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780340399712

Description

First published in 1955, this is an account of man's effect on his landscape, from pre-history to the motorway age, by the founder of historical geography as a university discipline. It is here republished with new pictures and updated notes to supplement the original text. Former professor at Oxford and Leicester, W.G. Hoskins is acknowledged as a historian who can communicate with the general reader as well as with other historians. His previous books include "Provincial England", "Local History in England" and "The Age of Plunder".
Volume

paperback ISBN 9780340566480

Description

First published in 1955, this updated edition looks at the effect of man on his landscape from pre-history to the motorway age. The author's original text remains intact but a new introduction, chapter commentaries and margin notes have been added.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA07172008
  • ISBN
    • 0340399716
    • 0340566485
  • LCCN
    89120825
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    256 p.
  • Size
    27 cm
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