Books by Alun Howkins
The Death of Rural England
by Alun Howkins
The Death of Rural England is written by Alun Howkins, a historian who officially retired last year, but is still actively writing. Its subtitle, The Social History of the Countryside Since 1900, again gives away what the book is about. It is looking at the changes to the countryside that we are familiar with and it implicitly poses the question of whether a rural society remains as something different from urban society any more.
Interviews where books by Alun Howkins were recommended
The best books on The English Countryside, recommended by Paul Brassley
The English countryside on a sunny summer's day is one of the most beguiling places in the world to be. But how has it changed since the Black Death? Is there still a meaningful difference between urban and rural society? Rural historian Paul Brassley talks us through the best books to get a fuller understanding of England's green and pleasant land.
