Transforming the Countryside: The Electrification of Rural Britain

Author:   Paul Brassley (University of Exeter, UK) ,  Jeremy Burchardt (University of Reading, UK) ,  Karen Sayer (Leeds Trinity University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781472441270


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   05 December 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Transforming the Countryside: The Electrification of Rural Britain


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Author:   Paul Brassley (University of Exeter, UK) ,  Jeremy Burchardt (University of Reading, UK) ,  Karen Sayer (Leeds Trinity University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9781472441270


ISBN 10:   1472441273
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   05 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Introduction [Paul Brassley, Jeremy Burchardt and Karen Sayer] Part I: The Progress of Electrification 2. The Electrification of the Countryside: The Interests of Electrical Enterprises and the Rural Population in England, 1888-1939 [Karl Ditt] 3. Power to the People: Power Stations and the National Grid [John Sheail] 4. Lighting the Landscape: Rural Electrification in Wales [Richard Moore-Colyer] 5. The Electrification of Highland Scotland [David Fleetwood] 6. Electrifying Farms in England [Paul Brassley] Part II: The Effects of Electrification 7. Electrification and its Alternatives in the Farmer’s and Labourer’s Home [Karen Sayer] 8. Pylons and Frozen Peas: The Women’s Institute Goes Electric [Rosemary Shirley] Part III: Comparisons over Space and Time 9. Rural Electrification in Sweden: A Comparison [Carin Martiin] 10. People, Place and Power: Rural Electrification in Canada, 1890-1950 [Ruth W. Sandwell] 11. Rural Broadband: A 21st-Century Comparison with Electrification [Martyn Warren] 12. Conclusion: Electricity, Rurality and Modernity [Paul Brassley, Jeremy Burchardt and Karen Sayer]

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Paul Brassley is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute, University of Exeter. Jeremy Burchardt is Associate Professor in the Department of History, University of Reading. Karen Sayer is Professor of Social and Cultural History, Leeds Trinity University.

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