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A unique title comparing rural policies and employment in the two most developed parts of the world ー the EU and USA. While both regions are concerned for their vast rural areas, each adopts a stri……続きを見る

A captivating drama of family secrets and second chances, from the bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick AN IDEAL HUSBAND 'Glorious ... idyllic location, compelling characters and live……続きを見る

This book addresses the relevance of geographical indication (GI) as a tool for local and socio-economic development and democratization of agri-food, with case studies from Asia, Europe and the Ame……続きを見る

Inuit have among the highest suicide rates in the world - ten times the national average. Inuit narratives of suicide provide clues as to what can and in some cases has been done to combat the probl……続きを見る

What is the relationship between migration and rural social structure? How does the selective movement out of rural areas affect the economic and social conditions of migrants, their families, and t……続きを見る

This book examines the unfolding cultural and organizational impact of computers on human society. Through this analysis, it discusses the role of information technology in people's lives, interdepe……続きを見る

This book aims to expand feminist theory to include the study of rural women, while recognizing that many rural women no longer depend exclusively on agriculture or the land for their livelihoods. I……続きを見る

A journey into the experiences of incarcerated women in rural areas, revealing how location can reinforce gendered violence Incarceration is all too often depicted as an urban problem, a male proble……続きを見る

This book investigates *urbanormativityー*a concept that privileges urban normalcy and desirability over rural deviance and undesirability. The “reality” section outlines its foundationsーurbanizati……続きを見る

Planning for the use of rural lands in the developed countries of the world has become an increasingly contentious process as resources become more limited and conflicting needs grow stronger. The c……続きを見る

This book presents an ethnography of dispute processing by non-state forums and actors in rural India. As such it sheds light on a much neglected and contested topic. Arising in the context of recen……続きを見る

An Appalachian School in Coal Country examines the struggles and triumphs of an elementary school in one of the poorest counties in the United States. Despite economic crisis in the county, Creeksid……続きを見る

Since 1972, the Foxfire books have preserved and celebrated the culture of Southern Appalachia for countless readers all around the world. In Foxfire Story, folklorist (and Foxfire director) T.J. Sm……続きを見る

This book examines the transformations of rural society and economy in the UK and US during the last half-century, and explores the significance of these trends and changes for community sustainabil……続きを見る

**"A can't-put-it-down modern Western." ーKirk Siegler, NPR Longlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing** The Last Cowboys is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter John Branch’s epic tal……続きを見る

This book constitutes volume one of a two volume examination of development community land issues in Southern Africa. In this volume, Ben Chigara undertakes a holistic inter-disciplinary evaluation ……続きを見る

Focusing on two cases of resettlement in rural Cundinamarca, Colombia, this book examines how displaced campesinos make sense of their displacement and how displacement shapes their everyday lives. ……続きを見る

British rural landscapes on film offers insights into how rural areas in Britain have been represented on film, from the silent era, through both world wars, and on into the twenty-first century. It……続きを見る

Toivosen perheen poika palaa sodasta. Kotikylä Kultala on kuitenkin muuttunut sodan aikana. Ennen niin hyvinvoiva kylä on vain varjo entisestä loistostaan. Suurin osa asukkaista elää äärimmäisessä k……続きを見る

This book is about the presence of the absentー the tribes of Punjab, India, many of them still nomadic, constituting the poorest of the poor in the state. Drawing on exhaustive fieldwork and ethnog……続きを見る

'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriot, and every bit as endearing.' - bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh 'A shining light in our dark days' - 5 STAR reader review After an eventful……続きを見る

Award-winning journalist Margaret Simons journeys through the troubled Murray-Darling Basin exploring the politics of water, drought and food. The Murray-Darling Basin is the food bowl of Australia,……続きを見る

This suspenseful true story of a drug cartel hitman who got away with murder after murder in California's Central Valley over three decades reveals how the criminal justice system fails our most vul……続きを見る

Escrita en 1902, "Cañas y barro" es sin duda una de las novelas donde el vigor expresivo de Vicente Blasco Ibáñez alcanza una de sus cotas más altas. En "Cañas y barro", Vicente Blasco Ibáñez descri……続きを見る

O livro “O Desenvolvimento Rural na Agricultura Familiar: discussões teóricas”, apresenta temas diretamente relacionados ao desenvolvimento do espaço rural na mesorregião oeste paranaense, dispondo ……続きを見る

This book on the important question of village viability arose from several organizational innovations. It presents the important experience of intensive village studies conducted by anthropologists……続きを見る

Noveller bestående af en række fabulerende barndomsindtryk fra begyndelsen af århundredet med en polsk provinsby i opløsning som baggrund. Kanelbutikkerne bruges barnets forestillingsverden til afsp……続きを見る

When Katherine Pettit and May Stone arrived in the rural Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky to engage in social settlement work in the late 1800s, they were unmarried outsiders, living in pit……続きを見る

A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discovery When George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won’t follow his father’s footsteps as editor of the family-owned local ne……続きを見る

"Gathering: Homespun Essays from Beech Tree Lane may well be her paean to the purity of life’s comprehensible truths." ー Readers' Favorite A Southern journalist, Dianne Poston Owens has learned a t……続きを見る