by Colin Ward

The decline of public transport, the closure of village shops and schools, the lack of access to fields, wood and streams, the influx of affluent newcomers

The Child in the Country penetrates beyond the popular romantic ideal of country childhood and vividly documents the realities facing children in rural areas. Most children in the world are poor country dwellers. Ward describes the plight of teenagers trapped in villages and discusses the different styles of rural deprivation.

This edition on the realities of children in rural areas growing up in working class families includes a forward by Richard Mabey

Publisher: Bedford Square Press
First Published: 1988
This Edition: 1990
Format: Book
Binding: Paperback
Interior: Black & White
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9780719912900