Rural Communities: Legacy and Change
"Ambitious in both scope and content.... will have the most effect among applied sociologists and those with strong local economic development policy interests. There is plenty of material in the book that sociologists can use to help community development groups understand their local situations more completely."  --Contemporary Sociology"Does much to further our understanding of the role communities play in a rapidly changing global system.... fine scholarly work.... an excellent text." --Rural Sociology"Truly an exciting publication. Here is the first book in several decades that treats rural communities in a coherent, thorough, and theoretically informed manner. It is superbly readable and relevant for undergraduate courses on community analysis." --Gene F. Summers, University of Wisconsin