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The Routledge History of Rural America (Paperback)
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The Routledge History of Rural America (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Histories
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The Routledge History of Rural America charts the course of rural
life in the United States, raising questions about what makes a
place rural and how rural places have shaped the history of the
nation. Bringing together leading scholars to analyze a wide array
of themes in rural history and culture, this text is a
state-of-the-art resource for students, scholars, and educators at
all levels. This Routledge History provides a regional context for
understanding change in rural communities across America and
examines a number of areas where the history of rural people has
deviated from the American mainstream. Readers will come away with
an enhanced understanding of the interplay between urban and rural
areas, a knowledge of the regional differences within the rural
United States, and an awareness of the importance of agriculture
and rural life to American society. The book is divided into four
main sections: regions of rural America, rural lives in context,
change and development, and resources for scholars and teachers.
Examining the essays on the regions of rural America, readers can
discover what makes New England different from the South, and why
the Midwest and Mountain West are quite different places. The
chapters on rural lives provide an entree into the social and
cultural history of rural peoples - women, children and men - as
well as a description of some of the forces shaping rural
communities, such as immigration, race and religious difference.
Chapters on change and development examine the forces molding the
countryside, such as rural-urban tensions, technological change and
increasing globalization. The final section will help scholars and
educators integrate rural history into their research, writing, and
classrooms. By breaking the field of rural history into so many
pieces, this volume adds depth and complexity to the history of the
United States, shedding light on an understudied aspect of the
American mythology and beliefs about the American dream.
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