| Edition |
3rd ed. / Cornelia Butler Flora and Jan 1. Flora. |
| Description |
xii, 402 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The rural landscape and the importance of place -- Natural capital -- Cultural capital and legacy -- Human capital -- Social capital and community -- Political capital -- Financial capital -- Built capital -- The global economy -- Consumption in rural America -- Governance -- Generating community change. |
| Summary |
This volume provides a framework for understanding rural society based on the concepts and explanations of social science. Issues covered include racial and cultural diversity; globalization and rural communities; the central role of communities in organizing a sustainable future; and building community in the context of ubiquitous change. Updates to the third edition include a new chapter on governance, as well as new material on increasing tensions over international immigration, the differential impact of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on rural communities, and the rural impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the south. The authors also examine the international trade regime, economic restructuring, and the choices for communities and regions in the face of these changes. |
| Subject |
United States -- Rural conditions.
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Sociology, Rural.
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| Added Author |
Flora, Jan L., 1941-
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| ISBN |
9780813343778 (pbk.) |
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0813343771 (pbk.) |
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