Rural communities books

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This illustrated environmental history of rural life in Northern England and the Scottish Borders in the late medieval...  Read More >>

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Essays, based on five years of survey research in Iowa and case study examples from across the United States, examine...  Read More >>

This multi-method study of crime and the elderly in a small town setting approaches the related issues from varied...  Read More >>

Dicussing social work in rural areas, this text looks at: the sociological and economic realities; the politics;...  Read More >>

"Frederick Trench created a romantic landscape in the lands of Ballinakill, Queen's County during the late 18th...  Read More >>

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This volume compiles key papers by Margaret Spufford, one of England's foremost recent social historians who pioneered...  Read More >>

Rural families in developing countries make a living from farming, rural trade, migration to distant cities and...  Read More >>

This volume examines how residents of Greece's southern Argolid have attempted to shelter, feed, and advance their...  Read More >>

The Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation (LAAD) was one of many initiatives taken at the height of...  Read More >>

Rural families in developing countries make a living from farming, rural trade, migration to distant cities and...  Read More >>

Kline, avoiding the trap of technological determinism, explores the changing relationships among the Country Life...  Read More >>

Livelihoods in rural Africa are changing to respond to disappearing job prospects, falling agricultural output and...  Read More >>

Livelihoods in rural Africa are changing to respond to disappearing job prospects, falling agricultural output and...  Read More >>

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Examines the consequences of people moving to beautiful recreational places and the social structure and natural...  Read More >>

Questions whether traditional observations about farm families - strong intergenerational ties, productive roles...  Read More >>

A sociological study, useful for an understanding of the place of the small town in a growing society, with material...  Read More >>

This is a study of the lower orders within Welsh rural communities and pays attention to those people who worked...  Read More >>

This volume invites us to consider the complex relationship between cultural identity, racial and ethnic politics,...  Read More >>

Whilst they have similar concerns about adjusting to a changing economy, successful urban strategies cannot be simply...  Read More >>

Rural families in the CIS enjoyed more equal conditions under socialist regimes. The withdrawal of the state from...  Read More >>