Rural communities books

A landmark history of the lost world of peasants and all it has to teach us, from one of Britain's leading social...  Read More >>

"Using a place-infused narrative writing unit with two rural schools in two different states, the authors argue...  Read More >>

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Greene's capacity for true storytelling is at its finest, and it's a great gift to us all.  Read More >>

"A ""piercing, unsentimental"" (New Yorker) history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis....  Read More >>

"""Threads of Unity: Weaving Haiti's New Dawn"" In the vibrant tapestry of ""Threads of Unity: Weaving Haiti's New...  Read More >>

A walking tour of the border region where England and Scotland meet by the award-winning Scottish writer, meditating...  Read More >>

""This work illustrates how people like Smith Islanders claim their lives in an ecologically changing unstable place""--...  Read More >>

This book describes the development of immigrants in an Akha village in northern Thailand, and discusses issues...  Read More >>

"""The Gamekeeper at Home: Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life"" by Richard Jefferies is a captivating exploration...  Read More >>

Voice memos, care packages, hours-long phone conversations, treasured traditions that go back decades, glasses held...  Read More >>

Accessing abortion services in rural areas under conditions of liberal abortion legislation is neither straightforward...  Read More >>

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""I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book...there are clues and messages for every...  Read More >>

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A ""piercing, unsentimental"" (New Yorker) history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis. It...  Read More >>

A ""piercing, unsentimental"" (New Yorker) history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis. It...  Read More >>

Implementing national policies is a crucial function of the local Chinese bureaucracy and an indispensable part...  Read More >>

This is the first book to depict the transformation and steadiness of Myanmar’s rural socio-economy from within...  Read More >>

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A landmark new history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of life that once encompassed most...  Read More >>

Presents a timely discussion of the core problems faced by peasant communities under neo-liberal economics.  Read More >>

An analysis of how neoliberal policies have radically restructured farming in Western Canada. The establishment...  Read More >>

Argues that the dairy industry in Japan has always been entwined with notions of Otherness and security seeking,...  Read More >>