{"product_id":"9781803994093-scattering-plenty","title":"Scattering Plenty","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe People Who Made the Modern Countryside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs we plan the future of the British countryside, it’s time to consider those who formed the modern-day landscape as we know it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the outset of the twentieth century, the management of the British countryside was the preserve of powerful aristocratic estates, the ground worked by labourers toiling in time-honoured tradition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScattering Plenty\u003c\/em\u003e tells of the birth of modern farming through wartime, post-war reconstruction and four decades embroiled in European countryside policies. It follows the stories of key figures driving change; as the face of the countryside evolves, it charts their fight for nature and natural beauty, and traces the gradual control that the state and democratic agents had on the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir stories evoke the landscape of Britain, and take the reader inside the corridors of power in Whitehall and Brussels, where farmers and environmentalists jostled for influence. Who were the people scattering plenty across our land, and who made the modern countryside?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eScattering Plenty\u003c\/em\u003e, you’ll gain a deeper appreciation for the profound legacy of agriculture in shaping Britain’s past, present and future, as Jim Dixon delves into the lives of those who shaped the modern countryside and made space for the deeply rooted bucolic haven that millions enjoy today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41548857311329,"sku":"9781803994093","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30149026.jpg?v=1726732805","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803994093-scattering-plenty","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}