Broadlands and the New Rurality: An Ethnography (Emerald Points) - Softcover

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Hillyard, Sam

 
9781839095818: Broadlands and the New Rurality: An Ethnography (Emerald Points)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1839095814 ISBN 13: 9781839095818
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020

Synopsis

In this ethnographic study of the rural idyll, Broadlands explores rurality and the pace of rural life. In sharp contrast to the urban analytical emphasis upon speed, it gives careful thought to stasis, as rural places offer everyday opportunities for very different social situations and behavioural interactions. Based on new and extensive RCUK-funded primary research, Sam Hillyard generates an original, rigorous and thoughtful understanding of everyday rural life in the 21st century.


Taking the principles of dramaturgy and rural studies scholarship, Broadlands provides a toolkit to make sense of rural change. It uses ethnography to enhance interactionist dramaturgy via cross-references with new theoretical orientations that emphasise the temporal dynamics of space in a 'knowing capitalism'. Where early dramaturgy stressed formal organisations in shaping roles and identity, Broadlands expands these concepts to include informal and transient organisations and associations.

Ultimately, the book advances a new model for grasping the complexity of the rural. For researchers and students ofrural and urban sociology, this is an engaging text that reframes our understanding of rurality.

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About the Author

Sam Hillyard is Professor of Sociology at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. She is series editor of Studies in Qualitative Methodology (Emerald Publishing) and an editorial board member of Qualitative Research.

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1839095814
ISBN 13 
9781839095818
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
197