Lost Endeavour: A survivor's account of the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign

Biographies & Memoirs

Watkins, Charles

Historical

Little Gully Publishing

Setting out to describe how ancient woods should be managed for the purposes of nature conservation, this book has been written for the Nature Conservancy Council to encourage interest in the mangement and appreciation of ancient woodland. The book is aimed at woodland owners and managers.

Woodland Management and Conservation

Sports & Outdoors

David&Charles

The British Arboretum: Trees, Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century (Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century, 87)

This study explores the science and culture of nineteenth-century British arboretums, or tree collections. The development of arboretums was fostered by a variety of factors, each of which is explored in detail: global trade and exploration, the popularity of collecting, the significance to the British economy and society, developments in Enlightenment science, changes in landscape gardening aesthetics and agricultural and horticultural improvement. Arboretums were idealized as microcosms of nature, miniature encapsulations of the globe and as living museums. This book critically examines different kinds of arboretum in order to understand the changing practical, scientific, aesthetic and pedagogical principles that underpinned their design, display and the way in which they were viewed. It is the first study of its kind and fills a gap in the literature on Victorian science and culture.

The British Arboretum: Trees, Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century (Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century)

Science & Math

Daniels, Stephen

Elliott, Paul A.

History & Philosophy

University of Pittsburgh Press

This study explores the science and culture of nineteenth-century British arboretums, or tree collections. The development of arboretums was fostered by a variety of factors, each of which is explored in detail: global trade and exploration, the popularity of collecting, the significance to the British economy and society, developments in Enlightenment science, changes in landscape gardening aesthetics and agricultural and horticultural improvement.Arboretums were idealized as microcosms of nature, miniature encapsulations of the globe and as living museums. This book critically examines different kinds of arboretum in order to understand the changing practical, scientific, aesthetic and pedagogical principles that underpinned their design, display and the way in which they were viewed. It is the first study of its kind and fills a gap in the literature on Victorian science and culture.

Forest is the natural vegetation of most of Europe. Although the majority has been destroyed by human activity over the centuries, a considerable amount remains and has been managed to varying degrees and for a wide variety of reasons. This has resulted in a large number of natural and semi-natural landscapes and habitat types over the region and a high diversity of plant and animal communities adapted to them. The growing interest in natural history and the environment in recent years has resulted in a greater demand for information on the complex ecological history of European forest. This book is unique in providing wide ranging and detailed case studies on specific aspects, including grazing, management practices and conservation and overviews, from recognized authorities, of the latest research on the ecological history of forests and woodland in Europe. It consists of selected papers given at an international conference of forest historians organized in association with the British Ecological Society and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations at Nottingham University in September 1996. Contributions come from the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, the Low Countries, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Turkey. This book is essential reading for ecologists, conservationists, landscape historians, foresters and geographers. It will also be of interest to advanced students in these areas.

Ecological History of European Forests (Cab International Publication)

Business & Money

Kirby, Keith

Economics

CAB International

During the Second World War, there was concern as to whether Britain, unable to import food from abroad, would be able to feed the population. Therefore, the National Farm Survey was conducted during 1941-43, and described every farm in England and Wales in great detail. Because of its sensitivity, this material only became publicly available in 1992 after a fifty-year closure period. Information on farming types, cropping and stocking, machinery, employment, farm size and structure, land ownership and farm buildings was provided for all farms which were larger than 5 acres at that time. This book gives an overview of the Survey, and provides the most complete 'Domesday' of British agriculture available, including maps and illustrations of the areas surveyed at that time. It is a unique source for measuring post-war changes in agriculture, environment and society.

The National Farm Survey 1941-43: State Surveillance and the Countryside in England and Wales in the Second World War

History

Foot, William

Short, Brian

Kinsman, Phil

Europe

Oxford University Press

xvi 238p paperback, colour illustrated cover, very good condition, little to no wear, binding tight, pages clean and bright like new, maps and diagrams very clear and sharp, an excellent copy

The Front Line of Freedom (Agricultural History Review, Supplement)

Martin, John (eds.)

British Agricultural History Society

Principles of conveyancing; designed for the use of students: with an introduction on the study of t

Morley, George

White, Henry Hopley

BiblioLife

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

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