| Description |
1 online resource (200 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in Regional and Local History |
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Studies in regional and local history.
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Appendices; General Editor's preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: ' ... into the hops'; Chapter 1: Land and location; Chapter 2: Fringe farms: the early days of hop cultivation; Chapter 3: Continuity and change: Combourne and Harper's Farms 1897-9; Chapter 4: The twentieth century: futures; Chapter 5: Hop factors and hop merchants: buying and selling hops in the Borough; Chapter 6: The last hurrah? Tithe commutation and the repeal of hop duty; Conclusion: gathering up and moving on; Appendices |
| Summary |
Based on oral histories and farm books, this account offers a fascinating analysis of some 300 years of hop-cultivation history in the Weald of Kent, a rural area in the South of England, and in the Borough at Southwark, London. The diverse processes of hop agriculture are examined within the wider context of events, such as the advent of the railroads and the effects of war, as are changes to the working practices and technologies used and their reception and implementation in the Weald. Also examining hop trading and dealing, this comprehensive record demonstrates the impact this rural indus |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Hops industry -- England -- Weald of Kent -- History
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Hops -- England -- London -- Marketing -- History
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Hops -- England -- Weald of Kent -- History
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Hops
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Hops industry
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Hops -- Marketing
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England -- London
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England -- Weald of Kent
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781907396144 |
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1907396144 |
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