Making of the English Landscape by W G Hoskins

Making of the English Landscape by W G Hoskins

Studies the history of the landscape, and aims to explode the myth that the English landscape was 'formed by enclosures'. This book traces the beauty and oddities of the English landscape further back, from pre-Roman times to the seventeenth century and beyond.

"* 'No one before has ever brought out with quite the same vividness the historical background of the country all around us' - Guardian * 'This is one of those rare books that can produce a permanent and delightful enlargement of consciousness' - New Statesman * '[Hoskins's] books will always preserve the record of a colourful and genial personality with a seeing eye and a flowing pen' - Independent"

W.G. Hoskins was born in Exeter in 1908. He ended his career as Professor of English Local History at the University of Leicester, head of the first department devoted to the field of study he helped found - local and landscape history. He was also Reader in Economic History at the University of Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal Academy and a CBE. His book THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE was made into a BBC series in the 1970s and is widely acknowledged as a classic. In its obituary of him, the Independent wrote that 'his books will always preserve the record of a colourful and genial personality with a seeing eye and a flowing pen.'

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780340770207
ISBN 10	0340770201
Title	Making of the English Landscape
Author	W G Hoskins
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Year published	2005-12-05
Number of pages	328
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.