Download or read book An Improving Prospect A History of Agricultural Change in Cumbria written by David Johnson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr David Johnson explores the ways in which farming in Cumbria has changed and adapted over the centuries.
Download or read book Worn written by Sofi Thanhauser and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff it is made of—an unparalleled deep-dive into how everyday garments have transformed our lives, our societies, and our planet. “We learn that, if we were a bit more curious about our clothes, they would offer us rich, interesting and often surprising insights into human history...a deep and sustained inquiry into the origins of what we wear, and what we have worn for the past 500 years." —The Washington Post In this panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five stories—Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool—about the clothes we wear and where they come from, illuminating our world in unexpected ways. She takes us from the opulent court of Louis XIV to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed with lichen, shells, bark, saffron, and beetles, displaying distinctive regional weaves and knits, and how the modern Western garment industry has refashioned our attire into the homogenous and disposable uniforms popularized by fast-fashion brands. Thanhauser makes clear how the clothing industry has become one of the planet’s worst polluters and how it relies on chronically underpaid and exploited laborers. But she also shows us how micro-communities, textile companies, and clothing makers in every corner of the world are rediscovering ancestral and ethical methods for making what we wear. Drawn from years of intensive research and reporting from around the world, and brimming with fascinating stories, Worn reveals to us that our clothing comes not just from the countries listed on the tags or ready-made from our factories. It comes, as well, from deep in our histories.
Download or read book Quarrying in Cumbria written by David Johnson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how stone was won is an important part of our disappearing heritage: this book explores the rich legacy of quarrying across Cumbria.
Download or read book Brickmaking written by David Johnson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly illustrated throughout, this is the story of brickmaking in the UK told by an expert in the field.
Download or read book General View of the Agriculture of the County of Cumberland written by Great Britain. Board of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1794 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lime Kilns written by David Johnson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores a lavishly illustrated look at an important part of our industrial history with Lime Kilns.
Download or read book Millstones of the Pennines and North West England written by Dr David Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr David Johnson explores the fascinating story behind this important and oft-forgotten part of Britain's landscape.
Download or read book Quarrying in the Yorkshire Pennines written by David Johnson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr David Johnson explores the fascinating history of quarrying in the Yorkshire Pennines.
Download or read book Limestone Industries of the Yorkshire Dales Second Edition written by David Johnson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised edition of a classic text, bringing the story of the Yorkshire limestone industry fully up to date.
Download or read book Irish Sea Lime Trade written by Dr David Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2025-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated exploration of the history of the lime trade in the Irish Sea. David Johnson has spent years researching it in the field and in archive centres and been amazed by its scale and geographical extent.
Download or read book Geographical Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agriculture and Conservation in the Hills and Uplands written by Malcolm Bell and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-12 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays written by Paul Kingsnorth and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative and urgent essay collection that asks how we can live with hope in “an age of ecocide” Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist—an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring a looming climate crisis in its relentless pursuit of profit. But as the environmental movement began to focus on “sustainability” rather than the defense of wild places for their own sake and as global conditions worsened, he grew disenchanted with the movement that he once embraced. He gave up what he saw as the false hope that residents of the First World would ever make the kind of sacrifices that might avert the severe consequences of climate change. Full of grief and fury as well as passionate, lyrical evocations of nature and the wild, Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist gathers the wave-making essays that have charted the change in Kingsnorth’s thinking. In them he articulates a new vision that he calls “dark ecology,” which stands firmly in opposition to the belief that technology can save us, and he argues for a renewed balance between the human and nonhuman worlds. This iconoclastic, fearless, and ultimately hopeful book, which includes the much-discussed “Uncivilization” manifesto, asks hard questions about how we’ve lived and how we should live.
Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture with Subject Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sociology of Rural Life written by Samantha Hillyard and published by Berg. This book was released on 2007-07-15 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foot and mouth disease and BSE have both had a devastating impact on rural society. Alongside these devastating developments, the rise of the organic food movement has helped to revitalize an already politicized rural population. From fox-hunting to farming, the vigour with which rural activities and living are defended overturns received notions of a sleepy and complacent countryside. Over the years "rural life" has been defined, redefined and eventually fallen out of fashion as a sociological concept--in contrast to urban studies, which has flourished. This much-needed reappraisal calls for its reinterpretation in light of the profound changes affecting the countryside. First providing an overview of rural sociology, Hillyard goes on to offer contemporary case studies that clearly demonstrate the need for a reinvigorated rural sociology. Tackling a range of contentious issues--from fox-hunting to organic farming--this book offers a new model for rural sociology and reassesses its role in contemporary society.
