Rural people and communities in the 21st century : resilience and transformation /
Brown, David L.
Rural people and communities in the 21st century : resilience and transformation / David L. Brown and Kai A. Schafft. - Second Edition. - Cambridge : Polity press, 2019. - ix, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Revised edition of the authors' Rural people and communities in the 21st century, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thinking about rural places in metropolitan society -- Rurality in metropolitan societies -- Urbanization and population redistribution -- Rural politics and governance -- Rural communities, institutions and environments -- Understanding community in rural society -- Community institutions in rural society -- Natural resources and social change -- Rural populations -- Youth, aging, and the life course -- Racial and ethnic minorities in rural areas -- Rural economy and socioeconomic wellbeing -- Making a living in rural communities -- Farms, farmers, and farming in contemporary rural society -- Poverty across rural people and places -- Conclusions -- A transformed rural society: challenges and opportunities for the future. Table of contents
9781509529858 (hardback) 9781509529865 (pbk.)
Rural conditions
United States--Rural conditions.
306.0973 / BRR 2019
Rural people and communities in the 21st century : resilience and transformation / David L. Brown and Kai A. Schafft. - Second Edition. - Cambridge : Polity press, 2019. - ix, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Revised edition of the authors' Rural people and communities in the 21st century, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thinking about rural places in metropolitan society -- Rurality in metropolitan societies -- Urbanization and population redistribution -- Rural politics and governance -- Rural communities, institutions and environments -- Understanding community in rural society -- Community institutions in rural society -- Natural resources and social change -- Rural populations -- Youth, aging, and the life course -- Racial and ethnic minorities in rural areas -- Rural economy and socioeconomic wellbeing -- Making a living in rural communities -- Farms, farmers, and farming in contemporary rural society -- Poverty across rural people and places -- Conclusions -- A transformed rural society: challenges and opportunities for the future. Table of contents
9781509529858 (hardback) 9781509529865 (pbk.)
Rural conditions
United States--Rural conditions.
306.0973 / BRR 2019