Social Groups

The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway received its designation in 2009, an act that stands as a testament to the historical and cultural importance...

This book tells the story of Montague Farm, an early back-to-the land communal experiment in western Massachusetts, from its beginning in 1968 thro...

Our rural communities are home to some of the most hard working and fiercely self-reliant Americans in the United States. Strong and secure rural c...

The origin of rural poverty is complex and multidimensional. Some aspects of this origin include culture, climate, gender, markets, and public poli...

Farmworkers play a critical role in the nation''''s agricultural sector. However, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), farmworke...

A wry, affectionate and amusing take on English class and customs from an outsider's perspective. For years German lawyer and author Detlev Piltz ...

'Hough's conversational prose reads like the voice of a blues singer, taking breaks between songs to narrate her heartbreak in verse, cajoling her ...

A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War.The Season of 1939 brought all those ...

From the bottom to the top of our economy, capitalism is too blunt an instrument to tackle Britain's epidemic of inequality. Soaring rents, unfair...

'Magnificent ... this book is unlikely to be surpassed' TelegraphThis is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, culture...

A TELEGRAPH AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION...

Will Harker has always believed the best things in life are free: the great outdoors, a good laugh, a perfectly steeped brew. He's earning his keep...

Carolyn Heilbrun, in Writing a Womans Life, states that books about the real lives of women arent written often enough. Women of Privilege is an at...