A road trip around Australia, discovering towns and communities outside the mainstream - and the colourful inhabitants whose grit and humour will uplift and inspire you.
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AIDS activists are often romanticized as extremely noble and selfless. However, the relationships among HIV support group members highlighted in Landscapes of Activism are hardly utopian or ideal. A……続きを見る
Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods brings together visual studies and childhood studies to explore images of childhood in the study of rurality and rural life. The volume highlights ……続きを見る
When first published in 2008, The New Peasantries revolutionized our ways of thinking of what constitutes the peasantry and repeasantization. It showed how a new era of empire and globalization was ……続きを見る
Densification has been a central method of achieving smart, sustainable cities across the world. This book explores international examples of the property rights tensions involved in attempting to d……続きを見る
著者:Loka Ashwood
出版社: Yale University Press
発売日: 2018年06月18日
A fascinating sociological assessment of the damaging effects of the for†‘profit partnership between government and corporation on rural Americans
Why is government distrust rampant, especially in t……続きを見る
The industrial agrifood system is in crisis regarding its negative ecological, economic, and social externalities: it is unsustainable on all dimensions. This book documents and engages competing vi……続きを見る
著者:Cynthia E. Milton
出版社: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos
発売日: 2018年06月26日
La Comisión de Verdad y Reconciliación no solo documentó la violencia política de las décadas del ochenta y noventa, sino que también le dio a los peruanos una oportunidad única para examinar las ca……続きを見る
First published in 1962, this seminal work is an introduction to sociology in a world context, and a sophisticated guide to the major themes, problems and controversies in contemporary sociology. Th……続きを見る
A revealing look inside a controversial movement
They live in the suburbs of Tennessee and Indiana. They fought in Vietnam and Desert Storm. They speak about an older, better America, an America tha……続きを見る
Publié pour la première fois en 1845, ce livre est à la fois une biographie et un essai philosophique. Barbey définit, avant Baudelaire, le dandysme. Mêlant références historiques et détails anecdot……続きを見る
Written by a team of expert practitioners at the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD, this book gives an overview of evaluation practice at IFAD.
It looks at how evaluation practice has evolved……続きを見る
On September 9, 2015, in the quirky village of Yellow Springs, Ohio, the Miami Township Board of Trustees arbitrated a dispute concerning an area bed and breakfast that was apparently causing proble……続きを見る
The Gypsy Code is a true story of secret identity, revenge and forbidden love that's perfect for fans of Running with the Firm, Undercover and Soldier Spy.
Mike Woodhouse had everything: an engineer……続きを見る
著者:Randy Albelda
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2018年04月04日
Exploring the question of whether China's peasantry was a revolutionary force, this volume pays particular attention to the first half of the 20th century, when peasant-based conflict was central to……続きを見る
In recent years, Mediterranean agriculture has experienced important transformations which have led to new forms of labour and production, and in particular to a surge in the recruitment of migrant ……続きを見る
This book presents the methodology and results of a three-year, eleven-country science-to-policy research project – Toward a Policy Model of Multifunctional Agriculture and Rural Development – under……続きを見る
In this interdisciplinary volume, sociolinguists and sociologists explore the intersections of language, culture, and identity for rural populations around the world. Challenging stereotypical views……続きを見る
出版社: The University of North Carolina Press
発売日: 2018年08月13日
This volume represents one of the first efforts to harvest the rapidly emerging scholarship in the field of American rural history. Building on the insights and methodologies that social historians ……続きを見る
著者:Terry Leahy
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2018年08月22日
At least fifty years of projects aimed at the rural poor in Africa have had very little impact. Up to half of the children of these countries are still suffering from stunting and malnutrition. Soil……続きを見る
著者:Jerry Apps
出版社: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
発売日: 2018年09月11日
In this collection of thoughtful essays, Jerry Apps reflects on the “simple things” that made up everyday life on the farmーan old cedar fencepost, Fanny the farm dog, the trusty tools used for farm……続きを見る
This book addresses the question of whether greater inclusion in the global economy offers a solution to rising unemployment and poverty in contemporary Africa. The authors trace the connection betw……続きを見る
This volume examines the processes and impacts of exclusion on the Adivasis (tribal or indigenous people) in India and what repercussions these have for their constitutional rights. The chapters exp……続きを見る
'Delightful... Pavey writes with warmth and spirit, and brings this space to life' Penelope Lively
'Captivating and grounded... If this book was not as much a pleasure to write as it is to read, I'l……続きを見る
Financialization is the increased influence of financial actors and logics on social and economic life, and is one of the key drivers transforming food systems and rural economies around the world. ……続きを見る
A la découverte des spécificité du mode de vie afghan.
L'ancien président de l'association Amitié franco-afghane témoigne de la tradition d'accueil chez les Afghans. Il décrit les spécificités du mo……続きを見る
著者:Keridwen N. Luis
出版社: University of Minnesota Press
発売日: 2018年10月23日
How women-only communities provide spaces for new forms of culture, sociality, gender, and sexuality
Women’s lands are intentional, collective communities composed entirely of women. Rooted in 1970s……続きを見る
A heartfelt story about finding where you belong. A new Woodlea rural romance by bestselling Australian author Alissa Callen.
For only child Neve Fitzpatrick, family is everything. When she loses he……続きを見る
著者:B. B. Mohanty
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2018年11月02日
This book examines the economic gains and social costs of agrarian transformation in India. The author looks at three phases of agrarian transformation: colonial, post- colonial, and neoliberal. Thi……続きを見る
Transforming Urban Transport brings into focus the origins and implementation pathways of significant urban transport innovations that have recently been adopted in major, democratically governed wo……続きを見る