Download or read book Reshaping Rural England written by Alun Howkins and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the crucial period of English rural history, from the high point of Britain's agricultural power in the 1850s and 1860s, through to the grim years of the interwar period. Uncovering many of the myths of an idyllic rural England, Alun Howkins looks in detail at the role of women, the workplace, the family and religion.