1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990010044340403321

Autore

Moulier Boutang, Yann

Titolo

Cognitive capitalism / Yann Moulier Boutang ; translated by Ed Emery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2011

ISBN

9780745647333

Descrizione fisica

XV, 240 p. : fig., tab. ; 23 cm

Disciplina

306.342

Locazione

BFS

Collocazione

306.342 MOU 1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145423203321

Autore

Hillyard Samantha

Titolo

The sociology of rural life / / Samantha Hillyard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2007

ISBN

9786612473678

9781474215848

147421584X

9781282473676

1282473670

9781847883360

1847883362

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

307.720941

Soggetti

Sociology, Rural

Sociology, Rural - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 'A problem in search of discipline' (Hamilton 1990: 232) the history of rural sociology -- New issues in rural sociology and rural studies -- The 2001 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the UK -- The hunting debate: rural political protest and the mobilisation of defence of country sports -- Game shooting in the United Kingdom -- Representing the rural: new methods and approaches -- Conclusion: the future of rural societies and rural sociology -- Appendix: rural sociology institutional framework: critical masses of rural researches in university departments/centres and institutes; sociologists with a periphery interest in the rural; professional associations and rural journals -- Notes -- Glossary of key terms -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

From fox-hunting to farming, the vigor with which rural activities and living are defended overturns received notions of a sleepy and complacent countryside. Alongside these developments, the rise of the organic food movement has helped to revitalize an already politicized rural population. Over the years 'rural life' has been defined, redefined and eventually fallen out of fashion as a sociological concept - in contrast to urban studies, which has flourished. This much-needed reappraisal calls for its reinterpretation in light of the profound changes affecting the countryside. First providing