Rural communities books

This study presents a general discussion of the Irish in Ontario during the nineteenth century and a close analysis...  Read More >>

Popular wisdom and many rural centres make the claim that the country is a great place to raise kids. But is it?...  Read More >>

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Presents ethnography of peasant communities in Peru caught between the government and the Shining Path. This book...  Read More >>

An ethnography of peasant communities in Peru caught between the government and the Shining Path. It chronicles...  Read More >>

This book provides an archival research on the agrarian history of El Salvador during the nineteenth century, a...  Read More >>

In this analysis of one of the economic breakthroughs in the Deng era, Jean C.Oi shows how and why Chinese rural-based...  Read More >>

Presents the story of the Jewish community in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. This work reveals a pattern of adaptation...  Read More >>

An ethnographic case study of Williams Lake. Elizabeth Furniss looks at the roots of social conflicts and examines...  Read More >>

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Examines rural women's organizations, politics, agricultural life and personal relations. The opinions of the women...  Read More >>

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This account of the changing relationship between lords and peasants in England challenges many received ideas...  Read More >>

Draws lessons from a companion volume of case studies ( Reasons for Hope: Instructive Experiences in Rural Development...  Read More >>

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An insider's account of life in Gao village in Jiangxi province in China, this work spans a 40-year period and covers:...  Read More >>

The storage of hazardous, chemical, and nuclear waste is one of the most intractable problems facing the United...  Read More >>

The storage of hazardous, chemical, and nuclear waste is one of the most intractable problems facing the United...  Read More >>

Refugee flight, settlement, and repatriation are not static, self-contained, or singular events. Instead, they are...  Read More >>

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Explores the largely unknown world of rural crime and justice in post-emancipation Imperial Russia. This title offers...  Read More >>

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In Preserving the Family Farm Mary Neth focuses on these relations-of gender and community-to shed new light on...  Read More >>

Examines the fundamental role of rural labour in the making of modern Brazil. Drawing on a wide range of sources,...  Read More >>