Rural communities books

This book tells the story of a very special group of kids and their adventures at Rainbow Art Club at Studio Dreamshare...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of The Village Shop For Lonely Hearts After escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to...  Read More >>

Vu tells the story of Vietnamese farmers who have survived a 30-year war of independence and unification, its damaging...  Read More >>

This book critically examines the socio-economic impacts of out-migration on households and gender dynamics in rural...  Read More >>

Argues that although the Haku Winay/Noa Jayatai programme has generated a positive economic impact, efforts are...  Read More >>

Este estudio sostiene que aunque el programa Haku Winay/Noa Jayatai haya generado un impacto economico positivo,...  Read More >>

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Offers a fresh perspective on the frontier townbuilding experience. Richard Hogan argues that townbuilding in Colorado...  Read More >>

A history of businesses once active at Hoffman Townsite in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, documented by images of many...  Read More >>

‘Sarah Bennett is back, and better than ever!’ Rachel Burton When her dreams of young love were cruelly shattered,...  Read More >>

A collection of more than 400 country sayings from throughout the U.S. gathered in the 1980s and 1990s by the late...  Read More >>

Es ist schon ein außergewöhnlicher Dialekt, das Wendsche Platt, das ausschließlich in der südsauerländischen Gemeinde...  Read More >>

WINNER of the British Agricultural History Society's 2022 Thirsk Prize WINNER of the 2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic...  Read More >>

In this riveting account of an area of Appalachia known as the Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi are banned,...  Read More >>

Villages have held a sway over our collective imaginations for well over a millennia. But how well do we really...  Read More >>

'Poignant ... A meditation on life, love and the importance of nature' IRISH TIMES When they were in their twenties,...  Read More >>

Providing a seasonal tour of a traditional farming year, passionate beef farmer Joe Stanley seeks to inform the...  Read More >>

Escape to hills high above the French Riviera with international bestseller Jennifer Bohnet.After tragically losing...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1992, examines the attitudes of local elites – the hinge between Indian state and...  Read More >>

Asking the question ‘Who are the Welsh?’, this volume illustrates the history of anthropology in Wales and its distinctive...  Read More >>

Can the magic of Christmas and the community of Thorndale bring two lost souls together in love? Olivia doesn't...  Read More >>

A poetic, practical, raw and almost miraculously detailed picture of an ancient way of life struggling to survive...  Read More >>

Why has the U.P.'s vast wealth, nearly unrivaled in the whole of the United States, left the area with poverty nearly...  Read More >>

Erin Brockovich meets Dark Waters in this propulsive and heart-wrenching legal drama set in Appalachian coal country,...  Read More >>