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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816359003321

Autore

Milbourne Paul <1966, >

Titolo

Rural poverty : marginalisation and exclusion in Britain and the United States / / Paul Milbourne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-62555-3

1-134-62556-1

0-203-59845-8

1-280-04856-5

0-203-49913-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in human geography ; ; 7

Classificazione

74.06

71.15

Disciplina

339.4/0941/091734

Soggetti

Rural poor - Great Britain

Rural poor - United States

United States Rural conditions

Great Britain Rural conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-192) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface: an introduction to rural poverty -- The definitional complexities of poverty in Britain and the United States -- Rural poverty in Britain: from agricultural poverty to rural deprivation -- The broader contexts of rural poverty: disadvantage and social exclusion in the British countryside -- Rural poverty in the United States: statistical visibilities and persistent forms of poverty -- Housing poverty and homelessness in rural Britain and the United States -- The local contexts of rural poverty in Britain and the United States -- Shifting states of rural welfare in Britain and the United States -- Conclusion: towards new research agendas for rural poverty.

Sommario/riassunto

Moving beyond the highly visual forms of poverty characteristic of the city, Rural Poverty explores the nature of poverty in rural spaces in Britain and America. Setting out key features, it highlights the important processes that hide key components of rural poverty. The book seeks to challenge dominant assumptions about the spatialities of



poverty and the nature of rural spaces in Britain and America.Drawing on a broad range of new research material, the book challenges dominant assumptions. It provides a comprehensive and critical review of the nature of poverty in rural