Rural communities books

Life in rural Britain has changed beyond recognition since the beginning of the 20th century. Not only dramatic...  Read More >>

In the Sitapurdistrict of Uttar Pradesh, an agricultural region with high rates of infant mortality, maternal health...  Read More >>

By providing health care professionals with a vast range of the most up-to-date medical terminology, this handbook...  Read More >>

Aims at unfolding the problem of housing security of the people settled in rural Uttar Pradesh. This book covers...  Read More >>

Attempts to evaluate the voluntary efforts being done in rural India in organising the marginalised weaker sections...  Read More >>

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This book examines village democracy and the prospects of China's democratization. It explains how three key factors...  Read More >>

""I speak in what others often hear as a strange accent. My past can't be located. I live in Buffalo, New York,...  Read More >>

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From an environmentalist perspective, this book examines the life world of villagers in modern Japan, looking at...  Read More >>

Explores how the state is leading the nation in sustainably grown food, environmentally responsible businesses,...  Read More >>

Through the study of less-favoured areas in Africa, Latin America, and South and East Asia, development pathways...  Read More >>

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Zwölf Bäuerinnen, zwischen 1907 und 1932 geboren, schreiben ëber ihr Leben. Ihre Erinnerungen machen deutlich: Flexibilität...  Read More >>

Although the death of small town has been predicted for decades, during 1990s population of rural America increased...  Read More >>

Following the murder of Lynch, his family and servants the local community closed ranks. For months, the authorities...  Read More >>

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This book provides an in-depth understanding of the behaviour of the rural consumer and the importance of rural...  Read More >>

American legend Willie Nelson explains the benefits of biodiesel, a vegetable oil-based alternative fuel that not...  Read More >>

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This book analyses the socioeconomic and institutional prerequisites for successful decentralization, and the role...  Read More >>

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Argues that urbanism is a cultural force unbound from the city and is a pervasive presence in the Malaysian countryside....  Read More >>

Sustainability and the Civil Commons moves beyond rural roots to build a comprehensive understanding of sustainability...  Read More >>

Rapid economic and social transformation in rural China has aroused enormous scholarly interest at home and abroad....  Read More >>