Rural America in a Globalizing World: Problems and Prospects for the 2010's: 01 (Rural Studies) - Softcover

Conner Bailey (editor); Leif Jensen (editor) & Elizabeth Ransom (author)

 
9781940425108: Rural America in a Globalizing World: Problems and Prospects for the 2010's: 01 (Rural Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1940425107 ISBN 13: 9781940425108
Publisher: West Virginia University Press, 2014

Synopsis

This fourth Rural Sociological Society decennial volume provides advanced policy scholarship on rural North America during the 2010s, closely reflecting upon the increasingly global nature of social, cultural, and economic forces and the impact of neoliberal ideology upon policy, politics, and power in rural areas. The chapters in this volume represent the expertise of an influential group of scholars in rural sociology and related social sciences. Its five sections address the changing structure of North American agriculture, natural resources and the environment, demographics, diversity, and quality of life in rural communities.

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About the Author

Conner Bailey is Professor of Rural Sociology at Auburn University, USA. He is a past President of the Rural Sociological Society.

Leif Jensen is Distinguished Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography at Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Elizabeth Ransom is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Richmond.

From the Back Cover

This fourth Rural Sociological Society decennial volume provides advanced policy scholarship on rural North America during the 2010 s, closely reflecting upon the increasingly global nature of social, cultural, and economic forces and the impact of neoliberal ideology upon policy, politics, and power in rural areas.

The chapters in this volume represent the expertise of an influential group of scholars in rural sociology and related social sciences. Its five sections address the changing structure of North American agriculture, natural resources and the environment, demographics, diversity, and quality of life in rural communities.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
West Virginia University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1940425107
ISBN 13 
9781940425108
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
735