Rural 48

In the decades before the First World War, the owners of the nation’s stately homes revelled in a golden age of glory and glamour. Nothing lay beyond their reach in a world where privilege and hedon……続きを見る

Este valioso estudio etnográfico analiza los arreglos informales por los que los niños andinos son enviados por sus padres a vivir en nuevos hogares. En principio, puede parecer que la "circulación"……続きを見る

The arts and arts management exist in every corner of the world, from the largest city to the smallest town. However, just as a metropolis and a hamlet bear little resemblance to each other despite ……続きを見る

Brings to life a fascinating page of history in a scholarly but highly readable account of the "tithe war". During the 1930s, farming communities waged a campaign of "passive resistance" against Tit……続きを見る

Illustrated definitions are rarely found in zoning and development ordinances. Ordinances prefer the "thousand words" rather than the "single picture." Illustrations greatly simplify how standards s……続きを見る

An NPR Best Book of the Year The hilarious, charming, and candid story of writer Christopher Ingraham’s decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400……続きを見る

In this riveting account of an area of Appalachia known as the Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi are banned, journalist Stephen Kurczy explores the pervasive role of technology in our lives and ……続きを見る

La España profunda fue durante décadas un tema menor, hasta que de pronto, y por sorpresa, volvió al primer plano de la actualidad, donde sigue todavía. ¿Qué ha sucedido para que conceptos como Espa……続きを見る

For subsistence farmers in eastern Kentucky, wealthy horse owners in the central Bluegrass, and tobacco growers in Western Kentucky, land was, and continues to be, one of the commonwealth's greatest……続きを見る

In 'French Ways and Their Meaning' by Edith Wharton, the author provides a detailed analysis of the French society and culture, examining their unique customs, traditions, and ways of living. Wharto……続きを見る

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'I couldn't put it down**. . . an important book, raw and simple enough that you can't help but feel it deeply' James Rebanks, author of T……続きを見る

Showcases the latest research on Scotland's rural economy and society. Early modern Scotland was predominantly rural. Agriculture was the main occupation of most people at the time, so what happened……続きを見る

In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America's "forgotten tribe" of white working class voters. Journalists flocked to the region to extract sympathetic profiles of families devast……続きを見る

Half a century ago, deindustrialization gutted blue-collar jobs in the American Midwest. But today, these places are not ghost towns. People still call these communities home, even as they struggle ……続きを見る

Few people have any coherent idea of whether the shifts taking place in land-use structure are critically important for us all, or whether they are largely immaterial. This book (originally publishe……続きを見る

This volume presents insights on the challenges of digital communication and participation in agricultural and rural development. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that digital technology and media……続きを見る

La creciente fama de la quinua como superalimento global ha trastocado la realidad económica de los campesinos quechuas que cultivan este grano desde hace milenios. Sobre la base de un exhaustivo tr……続きを見る

This book explores the dynamic interactions between the state and society during the industrialization of South Korea in the 1960s and 1970s, focusing on rural women as a marginalized social group. ……続きを見る