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If you enjoy firsthand accounts from real people, you’ll love 1926. Rural America… …Great Depression, Dust Bowl. One might be discouraged, but this young farmer was quite the opposite. You’ll find G……続きを見る

Focusing on children’s work on family farms in western Canada, an “absolutely fascinating . . . marvellously fresh account of the lives of prairie pioneers.” ーThe Calgary Herald The phrase “child l……続きを見る

This book analyses credit crisis issues in China from the aspect of individuals, enterprises, and government through investigations of six Chinese urban and rural areas. After China’s reform and ope……続きを見る

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. The COP27 climate change conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt made it clea……続きを見る

Streik er en roman skrevet av Per Sivle. Boken ble utgitt i 1891 og er en viktig skildring av den harde og ofte brutale virkeligheten for arbeidere og deres kamp for bedre arbeidsvilkår på slutten a……続きを見る

一道當代中國的縮影，一本小說般的民族誌。 當代中國研究的民族誌經典 「自從出了這件悲慘的事情，我開始問生活的意義是什麼？如果像侯桐這樣年輕 善良 健康 精力充沛 受歡迎的人，都這麼不走運，那麼，難道我就比……続きを見る

"How To Observe" is a guidebook written by Harriet Martineau in 1859 that provides practical advice on how to observe and record information about the world around us. The book is divided into three……続きを見る

Este libro cuenta la historia de la comunidad El Capote, en la provincia del Carchi. Su autor, recurriendo a sus recuerdos, relata cómo los principales hitos de la modernidad se asentaron en su terr……続きを見る

**‘An invigorating cross-pollination of memoir and natural history, both beautifully phrased and delicately structuredーthis book deserves your time and attention’ Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Aba……続きを見る

Le papé du briquet est un roman riche d’aventures et qui se veut populaire. Dans cet ouvrage, l’époque sans eau courante ni électricité dépeint la rudesse de la vie dans un village de haute Ardèche ……続きを見る

A "piercing, unsentimental" (New Yorker) history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis. It seems everyone has an opinion about rural America. Is it gripped in a tragic decline? ……続きを見る

Gentle chaos sets in when the absent-minded Mr Pim calls in to see George Marden, bearing some innocent news... George is a fine upstanding citizen and a stickler for doing the right thing. He has a……続きを見る

‘Tense, chilling’ Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of Night 'Lays bare intergenerational horror, feminine rage and the taking back of power' Stylist 'Incredible' **Financial Times The house bre……続きを見る

The Harvester is set in Gene Stratton Porter's Limberlost Swamp series. David Langston lives a simple life harvesting medicinal herbs to sell in the city. He believes that he has all that he needs i……続きを見る

Amalia Leguizamón escreveu este livro para entender por que os argentinos não se rebelam contra o uso de agrotóxicos em áreas rurais localizadas praticamente no quintal de casa. E conseguiu, depois ……続きを見る

‘A dozen pages in I realized that I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book’ Annie Proulx A way of life that once encompassed most of humanity is vanishing in one of the……続きを見る

The Social Construction of a Cultural Spectacle: Floatzilla concentrates on the tourist element of the Mississippi River with a focus on the media construction of an annual floating event that occur……続きを見る

The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them. It was J……続きを見る

In this newly revised edition of the widely praised original Lyle Dick revisits the Abernethy district of Saskatchewan and his microhistorical analysis of the development of this prairie community. ……続きを見る

The northern parish of Assynt boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in Britain. The mountains of Quinag and Suilven dominate a very varied landscape with wild, white hills inland and a complex……続きを見る

*A FOYLES TOP TEN READ FOR APRIL* ‘A superb portrait of the complex imprint the countryside makes on the life of the mind … A treasure’ Doireann Ní Ghríofa In Rural Hours, Harriet Baker tells the st……続きを見る

In Brazil, where forest meets savanna, new towns, agribusiness and hydroelectric plants form a patchwork with the indigenous territories. Here, agricultural work, fishing, songs, feasts and exchange……続きを見る

Rural life and culture hold a practical and symbolic importance in American society. A central tenet of the survival of our cherished valuesーand of ourselves as a speciesーis the stewardship of cul……続きを見る

This book explores the innovative, sociological approach adopted by Harriet Martineau in her efforts to develop a ‘scientific’ approach to understanding social and societal change. With attention to……続きを見る

Farmers, Indigenous organisations, government and private-sector intermediaries from remote Northern Australia often negotiate with private finance capital to gain funds for agricultural development……続きを見る

编辑推荐 ◆我对日本女性学的贡献就是引进了"家务乃是无薪劳动"的定义。--上野千鹤子 ◆从愤怒中汲取能量，用敌人的武器与之战斗。"教授真是一颗温柔的子弹！" ◆脱胎于NHK高分纪录片《最后的讲义》，收录超60%全新内……続きを見る

Access, attainment and success of Roma people in education and lifelong learning is one of the most urgent public policy issues in Europe. According to empirical data Roma people are the most underr……続きを見る

Ce conte raconte l’histoire d’un charmant village niché à l’orée du Bois de Senteur, où réside une communauté inhabituelle baptisée les « Sans Nez » en raison de leur absence d’organe nasal. L’enten……続きを見る

This report examines the links between inequality and other major global trends (or megatrends), with a focus on technological change, climate change, urbanization and international migration. The a……続きを見る

In rural northern Idaho in the winter of 2013-2014, Syringa Mobile Home Park’s water system was contaminated by sewage, resulting in residents’ water being shut off for 93 days. By summer 2018 Syrin……続きを見る