Discover the profound dynamics affecting rural communities today with 'Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century.' This essential text is a comprehensive guide that delves into the critical roles rural people play amid rapid urbanization. This updated second edition, published by John Wiley & Sons (UK), offers thorough examinations of the social, economic, and environmental transformations that rural populations are experiencing. Each chapter presents a blend of theory and empirical analysis based on real-life case studies, making complex concepts easily accessible. Key topics include the impact of rural policies, the resilience of communities, and insights into rural politics, with new data and literature incorporated throughout. Ideal for students and educators in rural sociology, community development, and related fields, this book remains the standard reading for understanding the rural landscape in contemporary society. Enhanced with a fresh chapter on pressing rural political issues, it’s a must-have resource for anyone interested in rural sociology and community studies. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781509529865. Year: 2018. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK). Pages: 272.

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509529865
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 272


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Rural people and communities continue to play important social, economic, and environmental roles at a time when societies are rapidly urbanizing. This unrivaled critical introduction, now in a comprehensively updated second edition, examines the causes and consequences of major social and economic transformations affecting rural populations in recent decades, explores policies developed to ameliorate problems or enhance opportunities, and highlights the resilience of rural people and communities.


In an engaging, reader-friendly style, the book explores both socio-demographic and political economic aspects of rural transformation through an accessible and up-to-date blend of theory and empirical analysis, with each chapter™s discussion grounded in real-life case-study materials. The new edition has been completely revised throughout, with new data and literature, and carefully updated to address emerging issues of direct relevance to rural people and places, including a whole new chapter on rural politics.


Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century will continue to be the standard reading of choice for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in rural sociology, community sociology, rural and/or population geography, community development, and population studies.