The Draining of the Fens - Hardcover

Darby, H. C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521074304 ISBN 13: 9780521074308

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1968

Synopsis

First published in 1956, as the second edition of a 1940 original, this book forms the companion volume to Medieval Fenland. Together these volumes provide a consummately researched account of changing conditions within a fascinating region. The text is ambitious in scope, reflecting the author's position as a historical geographer, and covers a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, ranging from geology to socio-economic analysis. Numerous illustrative figures are contained, including maps, diagrams and photographs of the area, and a bibliography is also provided. Detailed, yet highly readable, this book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Fenland history and historical geography in general.

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Book Description

First published in 1956, as the second edition of a 1940 original, this book forms the companion volume to Medieval Fenland. Together these volumes provide a consummately researched account of changing conditions within a fascinating region. The text is ambitious in scope, reflecting the author's position as a historical geographer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521074304
• ISBN 13: 9780521074308
• Binding: Hardcover