Rural communities books

The Scottish clans were comprised of an agricultural peasantry dominated by a warrior aristocracy. The author details...  Read More >>

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North Maragoli is one of the rural areas of Africa with a very high population density. It is also an area where...  Read More >>

He further argues that respect for human rights involves a duty on the part of advantaged nations to address the...  Read More >>

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""A fine addition to the study of urbanization. . . . (Michael) Shirley's book will appeal not only to a regional...  Read More >>

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Focusing on the years 1917 to 1960, this work examines the complex and lasting effects of forced cotton cultivation...  Read More >>

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This comprehensive view of post-war Welsh rural life looks at social and cultural issues, housing and social change,...  Read More >>

This book bridges both the macro and micro levels of analysis to place the dynamics of a national political movement...  Read More >>

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This first broad-scale anthropological investigation of Chinese urbanization captures both the dynamic essence of...  Read More >>

A collection of essays which examine responses to the struggle to live, in Southern England during 1740-1850. The...  Read More >>

Chinese urbanization, including the daily life, migration strategies, and life choices of villagers and townspeople,...  Read More >>

Explores the business opportunities and challenges associated with the development and management of tourism in...  Read More >>

This book charts the experiences of marginalised groups living in (and visiting) the countryside, revealing how...  Read More >>

This book charts the experiences of marginalised groups living in (and visiting) the countryside, revealing how...  Read More >>

Concerned with the degradation of environment and community, this book discusses the historical, cultural, social,...  Read More >>

Written by an Amish schoolteacher, this book gives an insider's view of an Amish school, as well as the history...  Read More >>

With the decline in rural population from forty percent at the turn of the century, to about 4 percent now, many...  Read More >>

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Janet Carsten offers an investigation of the nature of kinship in Malaysia, based upon her own experience of life...  Read More >>

This book consists of selected and revised papers from a conference held in North Carolina. The papers included...  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 >>