LEADER 03136oam 2200637 a 450 001 996213951703316 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a1-4742-1584-X 010 $a1-282-47367-0 010 $a9786612473678 010 $a1-84788-336-2 024 7 $a10.5040/9781474215848 035 $a(CKB)1000000000405510 035 $a(EBL)533061 035 $a(OCoLC)347284791 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000247993 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11208705 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247993 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10200162 035 $a(PQKB)11556180 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4663826 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC533061 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6159205 035 $a(UkLoBP)bpp09257569 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC483726 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL483726 035 $a(OCoLC)935271128 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000405510 100 $a20070420d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe sociology of rural life /$fSamantha Hillyard 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cBerg$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84520-139-6 311 $a1-84520-138-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- '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. 330 $aFrom 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 606 $aSociology, Rural 606 $aSociology, Rural$zGreat Britain 615 0$aSociology, Rural. 615 0$aSociology, Rural 676 $a307.720941 700 $aHillyard$b Samantha$0801053 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996213951703316 996 $aThe sociology of rural life$92180504 997 $aUNISA