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Vietnam is a land whose features change dramatically within short distances--from mountains and high plateaus to coastal plains and inland swamps. To the south, the large delta formed by the Mekong ……続きを見る

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A fascinating and hilarious glimpse into Paul's life at home in the country with his animals Paul O'Grady's Country Life for the first time gives a glimpse into the home ……続きを見る

The aftermath of modern conflicts, deeply rooted in political, economic and social structures, leaves pervasive and often recurring legacies of violence. Addressing past injustice is therefore funda……続きを見る

La Ley 1448 o Ley de Víctimas y Restitución de Tierras, aprobada en junio de 2011, es una de las banderas del presidente colombiano Juan Manuel Santos. Tiene como fin resarcir a las víctimas del con……続きを見る

"Bien es sabido que los modelos de desarrollo rural implementados en Colombia por las instituciones políticas, los gobiernos y los gremios económicos no han hecho sostenibles los territorios rurales……続きを見る

El Proceso Ciudadano por Tiquisio se conformó gracias a un grupo de habitantes de este municipio del sur de Bolívar, como una iniciativa de organización comunitaria y de resistencia pacífica frente ……続きを見る

In seinem Werk 'Die sozialen Gründe des Untergangs der antiken Kultur' untersucht Max Weber die komplexen Zusammenhänge zwischen sozialen Strukturen und dem Niedergang der antiken Zivilisationen. We……続きを見る

This timely book offers a fresh perspective on the issue of contemporary migratory labor, otkhodnichestvo, in Russia-the temporary departure of inhabitants from small towns and villages for short-te……続きを見る

An increasing number of rural and urban-based movements are realizing some political traction in their demands for democratization of food systems through food sovereignty. Some are pressuring to in……続きを見る

We were going down the road, and we came to this house. There was a little boy standing by the road just crying and crying. We stopped, and we heard the biggest racket you ever heard up in the house……続きを見る

Long a bastion of antigovernment feeling, the Ozark region today is home to fervent strains of conservative-influenced sentiment. Does rural heritage play an exceptional role in the perpetuation of ……続きを見る

Thousands of people in dozens of countries took to the streets when world food prices spiked in 2008 and 2011. What does the persistence of popular mobilization around food tell us about the politic……続きを見る

The campstead is an American institution. After the Civil War, with neo-colonialism, environmentalism, and arts-and-crafts on the rise, some families sought rural locations for rustic camps. There t……続きを見る

This book explores creative interdisciplinary and potentially transformative solutions to the current stalemate in contemporary water policy design. A more open policy conversation about water than ……続きを見る

"Whoever you are, whatever side you’re on, if you care about the American west and what’s happening to it, read this book." ーCaroline Fraser, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Prairie Fires An extra……続きを見る

This volume explores the contents, forms, and actors that characterize current opposition to the corporate neoliberal agri-food regime. Designed to generate a coherent, informed and updated analysis……続きを見る

Fracking is one of the most controversial methods of fossil fuel extraction in the United States, but a great deal about it remains out of the public eye. In Wisconsin it has ignited an unprecedente……続きを見る

Indian Village is widely considered a "classic." Since its publication, over six decades ago, the book has received immense acclaim, attaining extraordinary success, especially as the first book on ……続きを見る

'Spectacular' Lee Child 'One of the very best crime writers we have' Mark Billingham Sometimes helping a stranger is the last thing you should do . . . The Cornish village of St Petroc is the sort o……続きを見る

Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction In Amity and Prosperity, the prizewinning poet and journalist Eliza Griswold tells the story of the energy boom’s impact on a small town at t……続きを見る

Eat Local, Taste Global: How Ethnocultural Food Reaches Our Tables shows how the demand for ethnocultural vegetables on the part of Toronto’s South Asian, Chinese, and Afro-Caribbean Canadians is at……続きを見る

With origins in the late 1960s, a 'quiet revolution' in land use planning and control has taken hold across North America. First seen as a manifestation of the environmental movement, the revolution……続きを見る

Conceptualizing Environmental Justice evolved from an ethnographic study of an environmental justice movement in a rural community called Land Between the Rivers in Kentucky. The environmental movem……続きを見る

Nonostante il pastoralismo, stile di vita nomade o seminomade legato all'allevamento del bestiame, sia nato proprio nell’Iran centrale, fra i monti Zagros (la parola 'nomade' proviene dal greco 'nom……続きを見る

Made of the words of the people who live today in the beautiful, embattled countryside of Ulster, Irish Folk History is, in essence, the people's own statement of their past. In story, song, and spo……続きを見る

Democratic rural organizations can play an important role in helping their members, who are frequently poor farmers living in the margins of the economy, to escape their disadvantaged starting point……続きを見る

In an increasingly globalized world, place matters more than ever. This concept especially holds true in Appalachian studiesーa field that brings scholars, activists, artists, and citizens together ……続きを見る

The past two decades have seen exponential growth of urbanisation and migration in China. Emerging from this growth is a population of floating and left-behind children which is estimated to be appr……続きを見る

Cybercafés play a key role in providing internet access to developing countries. This paper examines the challenges of internet connectivity in rural and remote areas and how cybercafés now serve as……続きを見る

Combining scholarly literature with elected experience at the local governmental level, Barry E. Truchil addresses the inner workings and politics of local government in small town and suburban sett……続きを見る