England’s Green

England’s Green
Author: David Matless
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 559
Release: 2024-08-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1789149711

A sweeping history of how ecological challenges have shaped English society over the last sixty years. England’s Green explores how environmental concerns have shaped and reflected English national identity since the 1960s. From agriculture to leisure, climate change, folklore, archaeology, and religion, David Matless shows how national environmental debates connect to the local, regional, global, and postcolonial worlds. Moving across a breadth of material including government policy, popular music, ecological polemic, and television comedy, England’s Green shows the richness and complexity of English environmental culture. Along the way, Matless tracks how today’s debates over climate and nature, land, and culture, have been molded by events over the past sixty years.

England's Green

England's Green
Author: Zaffar Kunial
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2022-09-20
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0571376800

Zaffar Kunial is a proven master of taking things apart, polishing up the fugitive parts of single words, of a sound, a colour, the name of a flower, and putting them back together so that we see them in an entirely different light. In the poems of England's Greenwe are invited to look at the place and the language we think we know and made to think again. With everything so newly set, we are alert, as the poet is, to the 'dark missing/step in a stair', entering this new world with bated breath. By such close attention to the parts, the poems have a genius for invoking absence, whether that be a missing father, the death of a mother or a path not taken. Fully formed, they share a centre of gravity: migrations, memories, little transgressions and disturbances, summoned and contained in small gestures - a hand held, the smell of a newly bred rose or the scratch a limpet makes to mark its home. 'Zaffar Kunial is a poet whose work thrills me, who makes you return to the origins of things, places, language and people again and again. He's a poet who takes traditions seriously but makes of them something entirely new - a must.' Jackie Kay

Vermont Travel Guide *Vermont: Exploring New England's Green Oasis * USA eBook

Vermont Travel Guide *Vermont: Exploring New England's Green Oasis * USA eBook
Author: Baktash Vafaei
Publisher: StateGuides
Total Pages: 39
Release:
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

Welcome to a journey to the green oasis of New England, to the magical world of Vermont. Vermont, the Green Mountain State, stands out for its scenic landscapes, rich history, and warm hospitality. In this book, we will explore the many facets of this enchanting state, which is fascinating in every season. Vermont is a state of lush forests, rolling hills, and clear lakes. The majestic Green Mountains offer endless opportunities for hiking and outdoor adventures. In Burlington, Vermont's largest city, you can walk along the shores of Lake Champlain, experience the local cultural scene, and visit the famous Ben & Jerry's Factory. Vermont's history is rich in events ranging from the battlefields of the American Revolution to historic mills and farmers' markets. The state's motto "Freedom and Unity" reflects the tradition of independence and community spirit. Vermont's culinary scene is characterized by delicious maple syrup, artisan cheeses, and local specialties. The Covered Bridges, historic wooden bridges, add a touch of nostalgia to the landscape. Vermont's arts and crafts are inspiring, and the numerous galleries and museums showcase the creativity of locals. In the ski resorts of Vermont, you can expect runs on perfectly groomed slopes in winter. Vermont also has a spiritual side, expressed in monasteries and spiritual refuges. There are mysterious places and legends that capture the imagination, as well as a thriving music scene and educational institutions synonymous with excellence and innovation. In this book, we'll explore Vermont in all its glory, including the sustainability and environmental protection efforts that are shaping the state's future. We invite you to discover Vermont in all its facets and learn about the beauty, culture, and people that make this state so unique. Welcome to Vermont, the land of green oasis and unparalleled charm.

A Green and Pleasant Land

A Green and Pleasant Land
Author: Ursula Buchan
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2013-03-07
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1448108918

SHORTLISTED FOR INSPIRATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2014 GARDEN MEDIA GUILD AWARDS. The wonderfully evocative story of how Britain’s World War Two gardeners – with great ingenuity, invincible good humour and extraordinary fortitude – dug for victory on home turf. A Green and Pleasant Land tells the intriguing and inspiring story of how Britain's wartime government encouraged and cajoled its citizens to grow their own fruit and vegetables. As the Second World War began in earnest and a whole nation listened to wireless broadcasts, dug holes for Anderson shelters, counted their coupons and made do and mended, so too were they instructed to ‘Dig for Victory’. Ordinary people, as well as gardening experts, rose to the challenge: gardens, scrubland, allotments and even public parks were soon helping to feed a nation deprived of fresh produce. As Ursula Buchan reveals, this practical contribution to the Home Front was tackled with thrifty ingenuity, grumbling humour and extraordinary fortitude. The simple act of turning over soil and tending new plants became important psychologically for a population under constant threat of bombing and even invasion. Gardening reminded people that their country and its more innocent and insular pursuits were worth fighting for. Gardening in wartime Britain was a part of the fight for freedom.

The Green Book

The Green Book
Author: Great Britain. Treasury
Publisher: Stationery Office
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780115601071

This new edition incorporates revised guidance from H.M Treasury which is designed to promote efficient policy development and resource allocation across government through the use of a thorough, long-term and analytically robust approach to the appraisal and evaluation of public service projects before significant funds are committed. It is the first edition to have been aided by a consultation process in order to ensure the guidance is clearer and more closely tailored to suit the needs of users.

A Leisurely Tour in England

A Leisurely Tour in England
Author: James John Hissey
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2022-09-16
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Leisurely Tour in England" by James John Hissey. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Green Unpleasant Land

Green Unpleasant Land
Author: Corinne Fowler
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2021-06
Genre: Country life in literature
ISBN: 9781845234829

Green Unpleasant Land explores the countryside's repressed colonial past and demonstrates its importance as a source of ideas about Englishness. The book presents historical evidence to show that rural England was a place of conflict and global expansion. It also examines four centuries of literary response to explore how race, class and gender have both created and deconstructed England's pastoral mythologies. In particular, the book argues that Black and British Asian writers have challenged narrow, nostalgic views of rural England but also expressed attachment to English landscapes and the natural world.

Immunisation against infectious diseases

Immunisation against infectious diseases
Author: David Salisbury
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2006-12-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780113225286

This is the third edition of this publication which contains the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures for all the vaccine preventable infectious diseases that may occur in the UK or in travellers going outside of the UK, particularly those immunisations that comprise the routine immunisation programme for all children from birth to adolescence. It is divided into two sections: the first section covers principles, practices and procedures, including issues of consent, contraindications, storage, distribution and disposal of vaccines, surveillance and monitoring, and the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme; the second section covers the range of different diseases and vaccines.