Although the great majority of Canadians lived in rural communities until the early 1900s, rural life has often been dismissed as marginal to the countrys economic development. Not a Simpler Time challenges this view, arguing that the strategies, sk...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300282252)
A nuanced and empathetic account of the social risks faced by farmers navigating the effects of climate change in an era of political tensions Farmers and ranchers are on the front lines of climate change, but many of them, like other rur...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198978602)
Women, Indenture, and Resistance explores the lived experiences of Indian indentured (girmitiya) women in the Fiji Islands between 1879 and 1920, during the height of British colonial rule. Set against the backdrop of sugar-cane plantations,...Loe edasi...
Appalachias misery is caused by generations of colonial exploitation The United States is in a state of decline—a reality decades in the making. At the thin end of the wedge sits Appalachia, one of the nation’s mos...Loe edasi...
This book weaves together little moments of companionshipa human trying to cajole a mother cow to accept her newborn calf, a cow secretly burying biscuits in the backyard, a human biting a bulls tail, a cow kicking a human, a calfs nose being rope...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780197841426)
In Micro-Segregation, Martin Ruef and Angelina Grigoryeva draw on archaeological, archival, ethnohistorical, and geospatial materials to document micro-segregation in a variety of societies and economic systems. Micro-segregation occurs in s...Loe edasi...
In Micro-Segregation, Martin Ruef and Angelina Grigoryeva draw on archaeological, archival, ethnohistorical, and geospatial materials to document micro-segregation in a variety of societies and economic systems. Micro-segregation occurs in s...Loe edasi...
This book follows a rigorous academic approach, using scientific research methods to provide first-hand data on poverty alleviation in contemporary rural China. It conducts research by providing real cases and practical examples to accelerate the ac...Loe edasi...
Rapid and radical changes were taking place in the countryside. Originally published in 1970, People and the Countryside discusses the legislation affecting the countryside which appeared in the late 1940s and the work of the Countryside in 1970 Con...Loe edasi...
This title examines the multifaceted role of traditional leadership in South African education, addressing governance, development, safety, and community partnerships in rural schools. The research analyzes land administration, school-community bo...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009568531)
Criminology has long examined the relationship between crime, place, and community dynamics, but has largely overlooked rural areas. This Element examines the protective aspects of local culture, the impact of addiction and economic hard-ship, and h...Loe edasi...
Criminology has long examined the relationship between crime, place, and community dynamics, but has largely overlooked rural areas. This Element examines the protective aspects of local culture, the impact of addiction and economic hard-ship, and h...Loe edasi...
An uproarious and “utterly charming” (The Washington Post) memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him dee...Loe edasi...
Rural Disease Knowledge examines the ways in which knowledge of rural spaces and environments, on the one hand, and infectious diseases, on the other, have become inter-constituted since the late nineteenth century....Loe edasi...
The new tale of female camaraderie and bravery from beloved saga author Rosie Meddon - available to pre-order now! When one womans attempt to help the war effort from her sleepy Devon village is thwarted, she is determined to fight back!...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Chelsea Green Publishing Co, ISBN-13: 9781645023012)
A bold, timely history by a leading Black farmer illuminating the massive contributions to US agriculture made by African expertise and innovationAt the heart of Africulture is an aspect of history that will surprise, challenge,...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300272864)
An exploration of the concept of cultivation, as conducted on both the land and the body, which expands our understanding of it as practice, aesthetic, and ideology In this book, Jeffrey Hoelle traces the imprint of cultivation across the naturall...Loe edasi...
This edited collection synthesises rural criminological issues in Africa. It focusses on rural areas and rural communities in Africa in terms of victimisation, offending, lived experiences of law or being victims, policing, crime prevention, and the...Loe edasi...
Maternal and Child Health in Rural Kenya (1984) is based on a longitudinal, multi-disciplinary, population-based research study in the Machakos district, a rural area of Kenya. Data for this study was collected over a seven-year period and...Loe edasi...
This book captures the complex relationships between rurality and populism with a focus on the processes of alienation and on the contemporary search for authenticity. It explores these relationships using case studies from different national and...Loe edasi...
Through the authors’ on-field experiences and case studies, the open access book documents the evolution of flagship programs like the National Rural Livelihood Mission, showcasing how decentralized approaches and collective action have fostered s...Loe edasi...
Through the authors’ on-field experiences and case studies, the open access book documents the evolution of flagship programs like the National Rural Livelihood Mission, showcasing how decentralized approaches and collective action have fostered s...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Little Toller Books, ISBN-13: 9781915068576)
In this new anthology for the Campaign to Protect Rural England leading writers and thinkers on the land, social history and ecology, re-imagine the future of the countryside, searching for a more sustainable and thriving countryside....Loe edasi...
Rethinking Rural: Data-Driven Approaches for Sustainable Development offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of sustainable rural development through a quantitative lens. Drawing on official statistics, spatial analysis, and refined in...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Mira Books, ISBN-13: 9781335629708)
Preorder now to get a deluxe limited edition of The Bookstore Diaries! This special-edition hardcover will include beautifully designed endpapers and gorgeous sprayed edges!This summer, the t...Loe edasi...
Using a social movement perspective with statistical models, this monograph demonstrates the differences between the Back to the City Movement launched by the Chinese youths and the Down to the Countryside Campaign controlled by the Party. ...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197769072)
Urbanization is typically narrated as a tale of migration and industrialization--a mass exodus from rural areas to burgeoning cities with centripetal economies. Today, however, many rural settlements are not hollowing out. Rather, they are filling up...Loe edasi...
In Urbanization from Within, Gregory F. Randolph challenges the conventional story of urbanization as a permanent exodus from rural areas to cities, providing a novel understanding of how humans are becoming an increasingly urban species. Dr...Loe edasi...
One steamy night turns paradise into trouble for this forbidden couple.Lucys post-college graduation trip to Hawaii was supposed to be carefree—until a sizzling one-night stand with Mason, a man twice her age, turns her plans up...Loe edasi...
Although the great majority of Canadians lived in rural communities until the early 1900s, rural life has often been dismissed as marginal to the countrys economic development. Not a Simpler Time challenges this view, arguing that the strategies, sk...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300282252)
A nuanced and empathetic account of the social risks faced by farmers navigating the effects of climate change in an era of political tensions Farmers and ranchers are on the front lines of climate change, but many of them, like other rur...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198978602)
Women, Indenture, and Resistance explores the lived experiences of Indian indentured (girmitiya) women in the Fiji Islands between 1879 and 1920, during the height of British colonial rule. Set against the backdrop of sugar-cane plantations,...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Wisconsin Press, ISBN-13: 9780299357504)
Since the collapse of socialism, Bulgarias population has been on the moveout of rural regions and into cities, or out of the country altogether. Yet today there is a countermovement of young, urban Bulgarians, born after 1989, seeking to repopulate...Loe edasi...
Appalachias misery is caused by generations of colonial exploitation The United States is in a state of decline—a reality decades in the making. At the thin end of the wedge sits Appalachia, one of the nation’s mos...Loe edasi...
Pride, prejudice, andlessons in love? Jane Austen meets My Fair Lady in this joyful, clever opposites-attract Sapphic romance featuring Caroline Bingley and Darcys younger sister, Georgiana. Being snubbed by Mr Darcypassed over...Loe edasi...
This book weaves together little moments of companionshipa human trying to cajole a mother cow to accept her newborn calf, a cow secretly burying biscuits in the backyard, a human biting a bulls tail, a cow kicking a human, a calfs nose being rope...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780197841426)
In Micro-Segregation, Martin Ruef and Angelina Grigoryeva draw on archaeological, archival, ethnohistorical, and geospatial materials to document micro-segregation in a variety of societies and economic systems. Micro-segregation occurs in s...Loe edasi...
In Micro-Segregation, Martin Ruef and Angelina Grigoryeva draw on archaeological, archival, ethnohistorical, and geospatial materials to document micro-segregation in a variety of societies and economic systems. Micro-segregation occurs in s...Loe edasi...
This book follows a rigorous academic approach, using scientific research methods to provide first-hand data on poverty alleviation in contemporary rural China. It conducts research by providing real cases and practical examples to accelerate the ac...Loe edasi...
With globalization primarily perceived as an urban phenomenon, this book asks what kind of understandings of the 21st-century US ruraland by proxy the urban and other non-urbanized spacesemerge through popular reiterations of established rural genre...Loe edasi...
Make a deal with the devil and you might get what you want, but will it be what you need? Jennifer Sylvester wants one thing, and that one thing is NOT to be Tennessees reigning Banana Cake Queen. Ever the perpetual good girl and obedient...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Mira Books, ISBN-13: 9781335219978)
Rule #1 on the Everly Fletcher Matchmaking Manifesto…Never fall for your best friend’s grumpy brother.Everly is the matchmaking mastermind of her family, but her own love life is a bit of a flop. Back from four years in Dubli...Loe edasi...
Rapid and radical changes were taking place in the countryside. Originally published in 1970, People and the Countryside discusses the legislation affecting the countryside which appeared in the late 1940s and the work of the Countryside in 1970 Con...Loe edasi...
This title examines the multifaceted role of traditional leadership in South African education, addressing governance, development, safety, and community partnerships in rural schools. The research analyzes land administration, school-community bo...Loe edasi...
Out of the Dark is a comprehensive study of radios impact on rural America in the three decades between its inception and the arrival of television.In the 1920s, the USDA asked farmers about the impact the new medium of radio...Loe edasi...
Sari: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807187531)
During the American Civil War, thousands of citizens in the Deep South remained loyal to the United States. Though often overlooked, they possessed broad symbolic importance and occupied an outsized place in the strategic thinking and public discour...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009568531)
Criminology has long examined the relationship between crime, place, and community dynamics, but has largely overlooked rural areas. This Element examines the protective aspects of local culture, the impact of addiction and economic hard-ship, and h...Loe edasi...
Criminology has long examined the relationship between crime, place, and community dynamics, but has largely overlooked rural areas. This Element examines the protective aspects of local culture, the impact of addiction and economic hard-ship, and h...Loe edasi...
An uproarious and “utterly charming” (The Washington Post) memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him dee...Loe edasi...
