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The Left Behind: Decline and Rage in Small-Town America by Robert Wuthnow 9780691191669
RRP: £12.99£11.43How a fraying social fabric is fueling the outrage of rural AmericansWhat is fueling rural America's outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump? And is there a more nuanced explanation for the... -
Storm Lake: Change, Resilience, and Hope in America's Heartland by Cullen Art
RRP: £16.99£10.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525558897Author Cullen ArtFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The New Peasantries: Rural Development in Times of Globalization Jan Douwe van der Ploeg 9781138071315
RRP: £47.99£42.21When first published in 2008, The New Peasantries revolutionized our ways of thinking of what constitutes the peasantry and repeasantization. It showed how a new era of empire and globalization was creating new forms of peasantry. This new edition is... -
Twilight In Hazard: An Appalachian Reckoning by Alan Maimon
RRP: £25.00£16.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612198859Author Alan MaimonFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing -
Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream by Jennifer Sherman
RRP: £25.00£19.59CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2022How rural areas have become uneven proving grounds for the American Dream. Late-stage capitalism is trying to remake rural America in its own image, and the resistance is telling. Small-town economies that have... -
Sustainable Food Futures: Multidisciplinary Solutions Jessica Duncan 9781138207004
RRP: £43.99£38.44Securing sustainable food for everyone is one of the world's most pressing challenges, but research, policy, and programmes remain fragmented, and effective solutions have been slow to emerge. This book takes on these challenges by proposing a range of... -
Downeast: Five Maine Girls and the Unseen Story of Rural America by Gigi Georges
£12.08In Downeast, Gigi Georges follows five girls as they come of age in one of the most challenging and geographically isolated regions on the Eastern seaboard. Their stories reveal surprising truths about rural America and offer hope for its future. "It's... -
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J D Vance 9780063438354
RRP: £34.00£19.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063438354Author J D VanceFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 295g -
The Bay Shrimpers of Texas: Rural Fisherman in a Global Economy by Robert Lee Maril 9780700607044
RRP: £32.95£22.37This text explores the successes and failures of the shrimpers who prowl remote bays, rivers and estuaries for their livelihoods. Through random sample surveys and historical analysis it examines the political, economic and social realities confronting... -
The Changing American Countryside: Rural People and Places by Emery N. Castle 9780700607259
RRP: £42.95£33.62The literature on rural America, to the extent that it exists, has largely been written by urban-based scholars perpetuating out-of-date notions and stereotypes or by those who see little difference between rural and agricultural concerns. As a result,... -
Critical Rural Theory: Structure, Space, Culture by Alexander R. Thomas 9780739135594
RRP: £98.00£79.67Critical Rural Theory is an attempt to bring together the concepts of structure, space, and culture in order to explain the relationship between rural communities and urban society. The overarching theme revolves around the many ways-structural, spatial,... -
Syrian Refugees and Agriculture in Turkey: Work, Precarity, Survival by Saniye Dedeoglu 9780755646548
£29.35Turkey is home to the largest Syrian refugee community in the world and the agricultural industry offers work opportunities for vulnerable Syrian refugee families. This book exposes the fast-changing relationship between seasonal agricultural production... -
Syrian Refugees and Agriculture in Turkey: Work, Precarity, Survival by Saniye Dedeoglu 9780755634484
RRP: £90.00£89.88Turkey is home to the largest Syrian refugee community in the world and the agricultural industry offers work opportunities for vulnerable Syrian refugee families. This book exposes the fast-changing relationship between seasonal agricultural production... -
Between Memory and Reality: Family and Community in Rural Wisconsin, 1870-1970 by Jane Marie Pederson 9780299132842
RRP: £24.95£23.33Jane Marie Pederson examines the social history of two neighbouring rural communities, Lincoln and Pigeon, in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Building upon Merle Curti's classic work of social history set in the same country, ""The Making of an... -
Dwelling in Resistance: Living with Alternative Technologies in America by Chelsea Schelly 9780813586502
RRP: £31.00£23.33Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schelly examines four alternative U.S. communities-"The Farm," "Twin Oaks," "Dancing... -
Moving Nearer to Heaven: The Illusions and Disillusions of Migrants to Scenic Rural Places by Patrick C. Jobes 9780275966898
£83.64While the dream of moving to a small town in a beautiful rural area is common among many Americans, that dream often turns into a nightmare for those who decide to follow it. More than half of the people who move to small towns in recreational places... -
Rural Sociology and the Environment by Donald R. Field 9780313263651
£65.53With increasing awareness of the limits that natural resource reserves and environmental concerns impose on economic growth, rural sociologists have developed new ways of looking at the relationship between man and his environment. This volume surveys... -
American Farm Life by Lowry Nelson 9780674499560
RRP: £54.95£54.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674499560Author Lowry NelsonFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 467g -
Dwelling in Resistance: Living with Alternative Technologies in America by Chelsea Schelly 9780813586519
RRP: £124.00£88.73Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schelly examines four alternative U.S. communities-"The Farm," "Twin Oaks," "Dancing... -
Linked Arms: A Rural Community Resists Nuclear Waste by Thomas Virgil Peterson 9780791451328
£26.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791451328Author Thomas Virgil PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Good Neighborhoods: A Study of In-Town and Suburban Residential Environments by Sidney Brower 9780275951818
£83.24What makes a good neighborhood? Can one neighborhood be good for all people? Brower's study examines the variable image of the ideal residential area in contemporary and earlier writings, from utopian visions and popular media to historical records and... -
Population and Community in Rural America by Lorraine Garkovich 9780275933500
£30.71The American experience has been one of constant and accelerating change. Against this background, American cities have exerted a magnetic pull attracting streams of migration from rural to urban areas transforming a predominantly rural society into one... -
Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan - Pioneer of Microcredit & Guru of Rural Development by Nasim Yousaf 9780982611029
£14.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982611029Author Nasim YousafFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint AMZ PublicationsPublisher AMZ PublicationsWeight(grams) 281g -
Pioneer Potpourri by Rosalind Batterbee Bundy Westcott 9780978883133
RRP: £13.97£9.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978883133Author Rosalind Batterbee Bundy WestcottFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint DocUmeant PublishingPublisher DocUmeant PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Agents and Victims in South China: Accomplices in Rural Revolution by Helen F. Siu 9780300052657
£30.01When peasants live in complex agrarian societies with distinct hierarchies of power, how much are they able to shape their world? In this socio economic, political, and anthropological history, Helen F. Siu explores this question by examining a rural... -
Agrarian Studies: Synthetic Work at the Cutting Edge by James C. Scott 9780300085020
£31.81This book presents an account of an intellectual breakthrough in the study of rural society and agriculture. Its ten chapters, selected for their originality and synthesis from the colloquia of the Program in Agrarian Studies at Yale University,... -
Chinese Village, Socialist State by Edward Friedman 9780300054286
£28.91The detailed portrait of social change in the North China plain depicts how the world of the Chinese peasant evolved during an era of war and revolution and how it in turn shaped the revolutionary process. The authors spent a decade interviewing... -
Rural Cooperatives in Socialist Utopia: Thirty Years of Moshav Development in Israel by Gideon M. Kressel 9780275953096
£83.64Scholars bring their field experience and their expertise in sociology, social anthropology, economics, political science, and other areas to bear on an understanding of what happened to a model socialist construction: the rural village cooperative of... -
Rural Process-Pattern Relationships: Nomadization, Sedentarization, and Settlement Fixation by David Grossman 9780275940843
£83.24This volume examines the relationships between rural settlement processes and the spatial patterns they produce by mapping past and present patterns and tracing the historical processes which generated them. Using the historical records of Palestine... -
I Belong to the Country by Julie Nischan 9780578827162
RRP: £16.00£14.46Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Indian Village by S. C. Dube 9780815380023
RRP: £96.99£84.45Indian 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 a single village in post-Second World War... -
Policies and Plans for Rural People: An International Perspective by Paul Cloke 9780415714570
RRP: £91.99£79.80This edited collection, first published in 1988, was the first title to bring international perspectives into the field of rural planning. Using a comparative approach and a broad range of case studies, including Britain, Scandinavia, the U.S.S.R. and... -
Social Protection, Pastoralism and Resilience in Ethiopia: Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa by Zeremariam Fre 9781032067124
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book investigates the role of social protection amongst African pastoral and agro-pastoral communities, with a particular focus on Ethiopia.Based on rigorous empirical research, this book assesses the successes, failures, prospects and lessons... -
Mud and the City: Dos and Don'ts for Townies in the Country by Jessica Fellowes 9781846242786 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.65'Mud & City' explains the unwritten 'country code'. How to behave? Where to wander? What to wear? Whether you're going fruit-picking, spending a hen weekend in a remote cottage, or planning to buy the perfect rural retreat, this is an essential... -
Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife by Stephen Moss 9780224095655 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.65SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2017 Can Britain make room for wildlife? Stephen Moss believes it can. The newspaper headlines tell us that Britain's wildlife is in trouble. Wild creatures that have lived here for thousands of years are... -
The Countryside Year: A Month-by-Month Guide to Making the Most of the Great Outdoors by Stephen Barnett 9781849536837 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.26This charming and practical handbook is bursting with tips, facts and folklore to guide you through the countryside year. Find out how to identify birds by sight or song, spot animal tracks, name wild flowers, butterflies, insects and trees, and forage... -
Disaster, Displacement and Resilient Livelihoods: Perspectives from South Asia by M. Rezaul Islam 9781804554494
RRP: £80.00£66.61Despite increasing disaster risk in South Asian countries, exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards are not yet at the forefront of development agendas. Covering disaster scenarios, and the causes and consequences of disaster displacement, Disaster,... -
Broadlands and the New Rurality: An Ethnography by Sam Hillyard 9781839095818
RRP: £45.99£38.42In this ethnographic study of the rural idyll, Broadlands explores rurality and the pace of rural life. In sharp contrast to the urban analytical emphasis upon speed, it gives careful thought to stasis, as rural places offer everyday opportunities for... -
Dairy Industry Restructuring by Andrew P. Davidson 9780762304745
RRP: £112.99£93.81This volume focuses on the 'dairy problem', a complex issue that relates directly to the agricultural debate of the past two decades and that concerns the socioeconomic well-being and life-chances of many farm families and rural communities in most... -
From Community to Consumption: New and Classical Themes in Rural Sociological Research by Alessandro Bonanno 9780857242815
RRP: £91.99£76.35This edited book contains salient papers presented at the XII World Congress of Rural Sociology held in South Korea in 2008. These papers have been selected for their quality and have undergone a peer review process. The rationale behind this book rests...