Childerley: Nature and Morality in a Country Village

by Michael Mayerfeld Bell

Book Overview

In Childerley a twelfth-century church rises above the rolling quilt of pastures and grain fields. Volvos and tractors share the winding country roads. Here, in this small village two hours from London, stockbrokers and stock-keepers live side by side in thatched cottages, converted barns, and modern homes.

Why do these villagers find country living so compelling? Why, despite our urban lives, do so many of us strive for a home in the country,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226041980
• ISBN13: 9780226041988
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"