Rural 21

Tracing the journey of meat from the farm to the meat shop and other workspaces of the butcher within the multi-sited margins in Delhi, the current volume intimately follows the lives of Qureshi but……続きを見る

The Supreme Court grew out of a unique opportunity to interview all nine sitting Supreme Court Justices plus retired Justice O'Connor for a documentary on the Supreme Court. Through Brian Lamb and S……続きを見る

Noise is usually defined as unwanted sound: loud music from a neighbor, the honk of a taxicab, the roar of a supersonic jet. But as Garret Keizer illustrates in this probing examination, noise is as……続きを見る

El mejoramiento de la educación rural es una necesidad inaplazable para construir una Colombia pacífica e incluyente. Una de las formas para alcanzar este propósito nacional es fortalecer las capaci……続きを見る

A warm, escapist, romantic festive read perfect for the winter months from TOP 100 BESTSELLER Fay Keenan As the snowflakes fall, new love blossoms... When teacher Florence Ashton receives a surprise……続きを見る

Music Saved Them, They Say: Social Impacts of Music-Making and Learning in Kinshasa (DR Congo) explores the role music-making has played in community projects run for young people in the poverty-str……続きを見る

THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR The new bestseller from the author of The Shepherd's Life 'A beautifully written story of a family, a home and a changing landscape' Nigel Slater As a boy, J……続きを見る

Local Food Systems and Community Economic Development provides scholarly and practical knowledge on a range of issues often associated with local food system development. Many people agree that ther……続きを見る

En los últimos años, la Universidad de Sao Paulo (USP) incrementó de forma decisiva la cooperación con sus pares científicos y con instituciones de investigación mexicanos. La presente compila……続きを見る

'Absolutely loved this ... brought me to tears of joy at the end ... I cannot recommend this book enough' Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars 'Bought it for my mum for Christmas. She thinks it's fantastic' Ama……続きを見る

From drinking sweet tea on a beloved grandmother's porch to playing army to witnessing prejudice and violence or receiving the lash, these stories illustrate growing up in the South during the 1950s……続きを見る

“Jinny the Carrier” is a 1913 novel by British author Israel Zangwill (1864–1926). Contents include: “Jinny On Her Rounds”, “Jinny At Her Homes”, “Will On His Way”, “Will At Home”, “Sunday At Chipst……続きを見る

This pathbreaking ethnography of population movements between rural and urban places in Peru addresses the conceptual and methodological problems of studying ‘deterritorialized' populations and the ……続きを見る

Maalaispitäjän seppä on ylpeä kahdesta pojastaan, joita hän on opettanut omaan ammattiinsa. Erityisen kiintynyt hän on hyväluontoiseen 23-vuotiaaseen Kalleen. Kalle ei kuitenkaan haaveile pieneen ky……続きを見る

Immigration has long been associated with the urban landscape, from accounts of inner-city racial tension and discrimination during the 1960s and 1970s and studies of minority communities of the 198……続きを見る

Chinese citizens make themselves at home despite economic transformation, political rupture, and domestic dislocation in the contemporary countryside. By mobilizing labor and kinship to make claims ……続きを見る

Set in a remote district of villagers and nomadic pastoralists in the northernmost part of Mongolia, this book introduces a local world where social relationships are cast in witchcraft-like idioms ……続きを見る

In Sometime Kin, Sandra Wallman paints the portrait of an Alpine settlement – its history, economy and culture, and its unusual resistance to outsiders and modernization. Against this, her journal s……続きを見る

In Building a Resilient Twenty-First-Century Economy for Rural America, Don E. Albrecht visits rural communities that have traditionally been dependent on a variety of goods-producing industries, ex……続きを見る

Will Harker has always believed the best things in life are free: the great outdoors, a good laugh, a perfectly steeped brew. He's earning his keep as an apprentice farrier at Stanley Lampitt's work……続きを見る

The Making of a Village examines the social and cultural life of indigenous peoples in India. It unfolds intimate aspects of Adivasi history such as the birth of a village, its demographic formation……続きを見る

Afghanistan in the 20th century was virtually unknown in Europe and America. At peace until the 1970s, the country was seen as a remote and exotic land, visited only by adventurous tourists or resea……続きを見る

**"A superior exploration of the consequences of the hollowing out of our agricultural heartlands."ーKirkus Reviews In the tradition of Wendell Berry, a young writer wrestles with what we owe the pl……続きを見る

This book delves into the development opportunities for peripheral areas explored through the emerging practices of agritourism, wine tourism, and craft beer tourism. It celebrates the entrepreneuri……続きを見る

This book explores the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women in contemporary China based on original fieldwork as well as in-depth research……続きを見る

China’s dismantling of the Mao-era rural commune system and return to individual household farming under Deng Xiaoping has been seen as a successful turn away from a misguided social experiment and ……続きを見る

America's rural areas have always held a disproportionate share of the nation's poorest populations. Rural Poverty in the United States examines why. What is it about the geography, demography, and ……続きを見る

China’s dismantling of the Mao-era rural commune system and return to individual household farming under Deng Xiaoping has been seen as a successful turn away from a misguided social experiment and ……続きを見る

America's rural areas have always held a disproportionate share of the nation's poorest populations. Rural Poverty in the United States examines why. What is it about the geography, demography, and ……続きを見る

Two main criteria have guided the selection and presentation of the material for this text-book. Firstly, there is the claim that sociology is a science. Throughout, the emphasis has been on present……続きを見る