Oral histories, farm practice and uncovering meaning in the countryside

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 391-415

  Riley, Mark ^a   Harvey, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devon; Farming cultures; Knowledges; Landscape; Oral history; Peak District

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FARMING SYSTEM; HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; METHODOLOGY;

DERBYSHIRE; DEVON; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PEAK DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548417709     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360701488823     Document Type: Article

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