Description
| Product ID: | 9780099546863 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | An Island in Time |
| Subtitle: | The Biography of a Village |
| Authors: | Author: Geert Mak, Ann Kelland |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Rural communities, Rural communities, Netherlands |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In this book Geert Mak returns to the small Frisian village of his childhood, Jorwert (pop. Jowert has more in common with an English village than with Amsterdam, and it's moving story of neighbours and their efforts to preserve their long established way of life is relevant to the changing face of the countryside everywhere in Europe. In this book Geert Mak returns to the small Frisian village of his childhood, Jorwert (pop. 330 and falling). It''s a typical European village where the shops are closing down, the few children left will escape to a less arduous life in the city and it''s becoming increasingly isolated. Jowert has more in common with an English village than with Amsterdam, and it''s moving story of neighbours and their efforts to preserve their long established way of life is relevant to the changing face of the countryside everywhere in Europe. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-09-02 |
