Landlords and Allotments: The History and Present Condition of the Allotment System - Brossura

Onslow, William Hillier

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ISBN 10: 110808012X ISBN 13: 9781108080125

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Riassunto

The agrarian interests of politician William Hillier Onslow (1853–1911), fourth earl of Onslow, led to his briefly becoming a cabinet minister as president of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1903–5, but he became convinced that the government of the day took no real interest in farming and food - to the extent that in 1914, sixty per cent of British food was imported. He had already decided that English landowners should, at a time of agricultural depression, help the labourers on their estates by making allotments of land available to them, and he published this work in 1886, in the hope of achieving a voluntary extension of the allotment system. It provides a historical context, examines in detail the current situation, and discusses the pros and cons of voluntary versus compulsory ceding of land, while providing insights into the development of the allotment movement.

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William Hillier Onslow (1853–1911) believed that English landowners should, at a time of agricultural depression, help the labourers on their estates by making allotments of land available to them. In this 1886 work, he provides a historical context and insights into the development of the allotment movement.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The practice in different countries; 3. How to set out allotments; 4. Voluntary versus compulsory allotments; Appendix.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 110808012X
• ISBN 13: 9781108080125
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 138