Rural Communities

A striking and famous feature of the English landscape, Dartmoor is a beautiful place, with a sense of wildness and mystery. This book provides a n...

A striking and famous feature of the English landscape, Dartmoor is a beautiful place, with a sense of wildness and mystery. This book provides a n...

Since the 1990s, rural transformations have helped millions of people to rise out of poverty while remaining in rural areas. This underscores an im...

'Brilliant. London never looked so good. A glorious celebration of the city that will leave a big smile on your face. Daisy May CooperSEE LONDON IN...

Livestock Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) are schools without walls where groups of small-scale livestock producers test, validate, and adapt good agri...

THE TOP TEN BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEA The Times Book of the Year 2022'Morland writes about nature and the changing ...

A rural book shop. A chance to start over. But can she make her dream a reality?Kazz used to love the excitement of her London life, but lately her...

Photographs that meditate on the vanishing place of mobile home parks in the landscape of MiamiIn a collection of images that are both quiet and te...

In the 1990s a small midwestern American town approved the construction of a massive pork complex, where almost 7 million hogs are birthed, raised,...

In the 1990s a small midwestern American town approved the construction of a massive pork complex, where almost 7 million hogs are birthed, raised,...

The third decennial review from the International Association for Society and Natural Resources, Opening Windowssimultaneously examines the breadth...

English rural society underwent fundamental changes between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries with urbanization, commercialization and indust...

Joan Thirsk was the leading English agrarian historian of the late 20th century. Perhaps best known for her research into regional farming, she als...

A wave of innovation driven by the convergence of digital and molecular technologies is transforming food production and ways of eating in the US, ...

English rural society underwent fundamental changes between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries with urbanization, commercialization and indust...

In this rare approach to half a century of ethnographic study of a pastoral ethnic community in the hinterland of Iran, the emotional and judgmenta...

Courting is a wonderfully empathic and inclusive book about love and community and all the different ways people can build a good life.Patrick Frey...

Though sometimes overlooked and underestimated, rural space has played a substantial role in social, cultural, economic, and ideological change. Th...

The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country, Norwich g...

How a fraying social fabric is fueling the outrage of rural AmericansWhat is fueling rural America's outrage toward the federal government? Why did...

María Sánchez is obsessed with what she cannot see. As a field veterinarian following in the footsteps of generations before her, she travels the c...

When a progressive college professor runs for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a deeply conservative rural district, he loses. Thats no...

How women-only communities provide spaces for new forms of culture, sociality, gender, and sexuality Womens lands are intentional, collective commu...

How women-only communities provide spaces for new forms of culture, sociality, gender, and sexuality Womens lands are intentional, collective commu...

A riveting portrait of a rural Pennsylvania town at the center of the fracking controversyShale gas extractioncommonly known as frackingis often po...

A heartwarming tale of abandoned dogs and their saviours Among the cobblestone villages and towns of rural Bulgar...

This 12-month spiral-bound planner features full-color images from new and familiar paintings, and includes ample space to add special occasions, a...

Vagabond is classic travel writing at its finest... Mark takes you on a journey through the heart of Spain which is rich in detail and bursting wit...

Contemporary America is centered around urban society. Most Americans reside in cities or their surrounding suburbs, and both the media and modern ...

What does -it mean to live and die in relation to other animals? Animal Intimacies posits this central question alongside the intimate--and intense...

This book shows six cases of rural grassroots cadres and masses exploring the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy. These cases show...

The ways we understand processes of agrarian change are pressing issues for policy makers and development practitioners. Interpreting changes in tw...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA/ERS) maintains four highly related but distinct geographic classification system...

Late Byzantium faced economic, political, and demographic crises. This book argues for the ability of rural communities to transform their socioeco...

The rural tourism sector has become a key driver for social and economic growth and a major source of income for developing and low-income countrie...

Our conception of the culture and values of the ancient Greco-Roman world is largely based on texts and material evidence left behind by a small an...

Since the late 1960s, individuals rebelling against societal norms have embraced intentional communities as a means to challenge capitalism and man...