Gardens of Eden: British Socialism in the Open Air 1890-1939

Gardens of Eden: British Socialism in the Open Air 1890-1939
ISBN-10
1497489814
ISBN-13
9781497489813
Series
Gardens of Eden
Category
History
Pages
152
Language
English
Published
2014-09-26
Publisher
CreateSpace
Author
Tony Judge

Description

This book looks at the significance of the countryside and landscape in early British socialism, and at a wide range of examples of socialist activities in the open air. These include cycling, gardening, land colonies and settlements, summer schools, town and country planning, rambling and camping as well as sports and other leisure pastimes. These are set in the context of socialist idealism, and the iconography and mythology of the countryside, showing how the British socialist vision of 'Merrie England' remained constant through changing social, political and economic circumstances.

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