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At the heart of the programme is Raymond Williams’ seminal The Country and the City . Drawing on art and literature, Williams shows how the entanglement of urban and rural is the crux of English self-perception and political and economic power. While admirable in many ways, his explicit focus on England falls short of engaging with the imperial and colonial histories that are also a vital part of this story.