Prairie Town: Redefining Rural Life in the Age of Globalization

by Jacqueline Edmondson

Book Overview

Prairie Town: Redefining Rural Life in the Age of Globalization describes the contemporary rural condition and efforts to sustain rural life in one small Minnesota community at the turn of the 21st century. Like many other agricultural based towns, Prairie Town struggled for survival within the context of the on-going farm crisis, NAFTA, neoliberal agricultural policies, and growing agribusiness that negatively impacted many farmers throughout the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742519422
• ISBN13: 9780742519428
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"