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Grieves, Keith - War Comes to the Fields: Sacrifice, Localism and Ploughing Up the English Countryside in 1917

Keywords:

English countryside | food production | localism | ploughing

ISFWWS-Keywords:

Britain | Home fronts | Economy | Politics | The French and British Empires | Women and War | Children and War

Abstract:

In 1917 the British home front faced a test of endurance and its most obvious expression throughout the year was the food question. The strategic importance of food production in 1917 was accompanied by the clamour of exhortation, f…