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Change In The Village

Change In The Village

Sturt, George

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General ReferenceGeneral ArtGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 9354848923
ISBN13: 9789354848926
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Aug 5 2021
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A quiet revolution unfolds in an English village through the patient eyes of its author. Change In The Village captures a world in transition, where field and loom meet new practices, and the pace of modern life presses on traditional ways. This is a vivid, accessible rural sociological study and village life memoir rolled into one. George Sturt's portraits of farm labour, shop horizons, and crop cycles illuminate how agricultural modernization reshapes daily life, class and labour relations, and the very rhythm of community. Told with clarity and measured empathy, the book surveys an early twentieth England rarely seen in contemporary retellings-yet still recognisable to readers drawn to rural life classics and English countryside setting. Beyond story, the work holds enduring literary and historical significance: a touchstone for history enthusiasts, teachers, and students of social change. It offers fertile material for classroom discussion and scholarly reference, bridging memoir and analysis with enduring resonance. The prose honours Sturt's contemporaries while standing firmly on its own as a lucid, humane account of how a village-and its people-navigates disruption. Selling points: out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions; restored for today's and future generations; more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Ideal for curious readers and serious collectors alike, this edition invites reflection on memory, work, and the continuing story of rural life in the English countryside.

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