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The English: the countryside and its people by Michael Watkins; photographs by Peter Pugh-Cook is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The English: the countryside and its people about?
In Michael Watkins' view, we are fast becoming a tribe of separate selves. It was to discover the pockets of resistance to this that he undertook a journey through England, to talk to the people of the country, whose work is to be found outside factories and offices and who identify with, and have a fierce loyalty to, the land from which they come. Far from the motorways, tower blocks and take-aways, there still exists an older England, inhabited by people who identify with, and have a fierce loyalty to, the land and the community. The English is a journey into that world. A view of rural England through the eyes of its inhabitants - eighteen people with widely differing trades or pastimes, 70 colour illustrations + 90 black and white photographs by Peter Pugh- Cook splendidly complement the text and show the inderviduals portrayed against the background to which they belong The Yeoman; The Shepherdess; The Lifeboat Coxswain; The Builder; The Gamekeeper; The Nature Warden; The Lock-Keeper; The Lobster Fisherman; The Landowner; The Meals on Wheels Helper; The Village Schoolteacher; The Thatcher; The Publican etc.
Who reads The English: the countryside and its people?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Michael Watkins; photographs by Peter Pugh-Cook
- Publisher
- Elm Tree Books
- Published
- 1981
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780241105474
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Social Science, History, Humanities
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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