Rural communities

This fourth Rural Sociological Society decennial volume provides advanced policy scholarship on rural North America during the 2010's, closely reflecting upon the increasingly global nature of social, cultural, and economic forces and the impact of neoliberal ideology upon policy, politics, and power in rural areas.

At the turn of the 20th century, the California dream was a suburban ideal where life on the farm was exceptional.

At the turn of the 20th century, the California dream was a suburban ideal where life on the farm was exceptional.

Rural life in North America has changed dramatically since the days of the family farm, when people worked the same land for generations, let their cows graze in pastures and their chickens scratch in dirt, and sold their produce locally.

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From fox-hunting to farming, the vigor with which rural activities and living are defended overturns received notions of a sleepy and complacent countryside.

Medieval Rural Settlement: Britain and Ireland, AD 800-1600 is a major assessment and review of the origins, forms and evolutions of medieval rural settlement in Britain and Ireland across the period c.

Taking us through the seasons in England's apple-growing heartlands, this magical book uncovers the stories and folklore of our most familiar fruit.

The village remains a quintessential and much-loved treasure of the English countryside.

In this ethnographic study of the rural idyll, Broadlands explores rurality and the pace of rural life.

In this ethnographic study of the rural idyll, Broadlands explores rurality and the pace of rural life.

Neighbours are a lively topic of everyday conversation and interest.

Neighbours are a lively topic of everyday conversation and interest.

'Sarah Bennett is back, and better than ever!

For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Far From Home Home is a heart-warming winter read from the Queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret, Sheila Newberry.

Gulf societies are often described as being intensely tribal.

Gulf societies are often described as being intensely tribal.

'A cracking example of cozy crime!

'A cracking example of cozy crime!

'I thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing mystery set in a beautiful location with deliciously menacing undercurrents.

'Heather Atkinson is my no.

'The perfect festive read!

'A gorgeous story of love, loss, best friends and unbreakable bonds.

An escapist, festive read to warm your heart this holiday season, from TOP 100 bestseller Fay Keenan'Wonderfully festive' Jo BartlettHollywood comes to Roseford, as Christmas wishes really do come true.

Do you love someone enough to let them go?

Understanding the challenges in research and practice of participation in the digital era, and the important role of local governance in achieving the sustainable development goals, Community Participation and Civic Engagement in the Digital Era unfolds the complex relationship of community participation, social capital and social networks.

Understanding the challenges in research and practice of participation in the digital era, and the important role of local governance in achieving the sustainable development goals, Community Participation and Civic Engagement in the Digital Era unfolds the complex relationship of community participation, social capital and social networks.

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Escape to hills high above the French Riviera with international bestseller Jennifer Bohnet.

From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife When Scarlett West's useless husband, Luke walks out one day and never returns, she's left to try and make a new life for herself and her four-year-old daughter, Ava.

Discover the unforgettable and utterly uplifting love story, from the award-winning top 50 bestseller Maxine MorreyPerfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella.

***'In the January dark, a young man walks slowly into the sea.

Moving Spaces and Places is about movement as a transformative experience, showing how movement changes affect and percept of spaces and place and solidifies space into meaningful places.

Moving Spaces and Places is about movement as a transformative experience, showing how movement changes affect and percept of spaces and place and solidifies space into meaningful places.

From the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife.

From the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of A Christmas Murder, Mary GrandIt was meant to be a safe place to start again.

Rural-oriented scholarship in criminology is growing, in part motivated by governmental, community and academic recognition that, despite stereotypes of the 'rural idyll', crime and justice are significant issues in the rural landscape.

Rural-oriented scholarship in criminology is growing, in part motivated by governmental, community and academic recognition that, despite stereotypes of the 'rural idyll', crime and justice are significant issues in the rural landscape.

Cities are possibly the most dynamic and important administrative units today.

Cities are possibly the most dynamic and important administrative units today.

Development studies in developing regions such as Southern Africa rely heavily on materials developed by Europeans with a European context.

* Takes a new slant on an increasingly important development issue* There is a noticeable gap in extant literature concerning positive factors beneficial to rural women s leadership development.

Azenha do Mar is a fishing community on the southwest coast of Portugal.

Chinese citizens make themselves at home despite economic transformation, political rupture, and domestic dislocation in the contemporary countryside.

This highly original volume investigates and documents the complex interactions between small family farms and Man and Biosphere Reserves in Cuba.

Genetically modified crops have become a key element of development strategies across the Global South, despite remaining deeply controversial.

Genetically modified crops have become a key element of development strategies across the Global South, despite remaining deeply controversial.