The Transformation of Rural England: Farming and the Landscape 1700-1870

... the works of an author who is a noted specialist in his field. Landscapes, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring ... well-produced and inviting. Landscapes, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring This book offers a very wide-ranging and authoritative overview of the changes in rural England over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Journal of Southern History and Society ... he goes well beyond any narrow academic boundaries in his coverage. Journal of Southern History and Society ... one of the most important contributions of this book is the stress which Williamson lays on the regional variations which occurred. Journal of Southern History and Society What is presented here is a well-balanced coverage of all the country. He argues persuasively for a series of agricultural revolutions. Journal of Southern History and Society Williamson marshals a wide range of evidence and presents it to good effect. Journal of Southern History and Society This is a thoughtful and well-written book, which I can recommend wholeheartedly both to the amateur historian seeking background knowledge for a local study and to the professional looking for an authoritative survey of the existing literature. ... All will find stimulation in this book, not least from Williamson’s own views and interpretations even if, at times, they may wish to challenge them. Journal of Southern History and Society This is a thought-provoking book, pleasing but teasing ... [a] stimulating book. Rural History, Vol. 14, No. 2 Williamson is well known for his landscape histories... In The Transformation of Rural England he not only makes good use of his own primary research, but he includes an impressive variety of secondary sources. This makes for a superior reference work, introduction to the topic, and scholarly contribution.... Few historians could pull off a comprehensive survey of he agricultural revolution in England, and Tom Williamson is one of them. Matt Osborn