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Our island stories : country walks through colonial Britain

Fowler, Corinne, author

Overview

The countryside is cherished by many Britons. There is a depth of feeling about rural places, the moors and lochs, valleys and mountains, cottages and country houses. Yet the British countryside, so integral to our national identity, is rarely seen as having anything to do with British colonialism. Where the countryside is celebrated, histories of empire are forgotten. Historian Corinne Fowler brings rural life and colonial rule together with transformative results. Through ten country walks, roaming the island with varied companions, she combines local and global history, connecting the Cotswolds to Calcutta, Dolgellau to Virginia, and Grasmere to Canton. Empire transformed rural lives for better and for worse: whether in Welsh sheep farms or Cornish copper mines, it offered both opportunity and exploitation.

• Publisher: Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books
• Subject: Fowler, Corinne Travel Great Britain. / Walking Great Britain. / Travel and Tourism. / walking / Great Britain Description and travel. / Great Britain Colonies History.
• ISBN: 9780241561638

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DA632 .F69 2024	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE