Rural Britain: A Social Geography
- ISBN-10
- 0631132384
- ISBN-13
- 9780631132387
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984-01-01
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Authors
- David Phillips, David R. Phillips, Allan M. Williams
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