Revealing Rural 'Others
Subtitle: Representation, Power and Identity in the British Countryside (Rural Studies Series of the Rural Sociological Society)
Publisher: Cassell
Published: June 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781855674240
Subjects: Anthropology; Rural communities; Social Science; Rural Planning; Rural Sociology; Sociology; Sociology - Rural; Art; Social change; Great Britain; Rural conditions; Rural development; Social structure
Description: "The chapters within this book bring together authors from different backgrounds in the academic world - human geography, sociology and social anthropology - and beyond, in an attempt to reveal 'other rurals' - different meanings attached to the countryside, alternative uses of rural space, transgressions of, and challenges to, notions of mainstream rural lifestyles." "Three important aspects of 'otherness' are explored within the book. First, examples are provided of the experiences of certain 'marginalized' groups within rural areas. Secondly, attention is focused on the activities of a number of groups that have attempted recently to challenge mainstream perceptions and usage of the British countryside. Finally, consideration is given to changing rural power structures and some key confrontations between new rural residents and traditional elites."--BOOK JACKET.