Contested Countryside Cultures: Rurality and Socio-Cultural Marginalisation

by Paul J. Cloke and Jo Little

Book Overview

This book examines the 'other' side of the countryside, a place also inhabited (and visited) by women, children, teenagers, the elderly, gay men and lesbians, black and ethnic minorities, the unemployed and the poor. These groups have remained largely excluded by both rural policies and the representations of rural culture.
The book charts the experiences of these marginalised groups and sets this exploration within the context of postmodern,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415140749
• ISBN13: 9780415140744
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"