The English Landscape in the Twentieth Century
- ISBN-10
- 1852853883
- ISBN-13
- 9781852853884
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 472
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-01-01
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Trevor Rowley
Description
Trevor Rowley's new study is a highly topical account of the changes that have taken place and that continue to take place on the country around us.
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