Politics and Policies of Rural Authenticity

Book Overview

This book explores the notion of rurality and how it is used and produced in various contexts, including within populist politics which derives their legitimacy from the rural-urban divide.

The gap between the 'common people' and the 'elites' is widening again as images of rurality are promoted as morally pure, unalienated and opposed to the cultural and economic globalization. This book examines how using certain images and projections of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036755044X
• ISBN13: 9780367550448
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"