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The sociology of rural life / / Samantha Hillyard



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Autore: Hillyard Samantha Visualizza persona
Titolo: The sociology of rural life / / Samantha Hillyard Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
Disciplina: 307.720941
Soggetto topico: Sociology, Rural
Sociology, Rural - Great Britain
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
Titolo autorizzato: The sociology of rural life  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4742-1584-X
1-282-47367-0
9786612473678
1-84788-336-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996213951703316
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