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Gulf Coast Soundings
Scrutinising the people, policies, institutions and issue tied to the shrimping industry in Mississippi, this text presents an analysis of the system from the people who catch the …
From Columbus to ConAgra
Combines current theory on globalisation of food with case studies to discuss the changing agricultural and food system in the era of ConAgra and other large transnational …
New Governance for Rural America
In this analysis of the National and State Rural Development Councils (NRDC and SRDC), the authors examine the successes and failures of the original eight councils in Kansas, …
Ghost Settlement on the Prairie
Exploring the now-abandoned rural settlement of Thurman, Kansas, this account of its social organisation and disintegration provides a new perspective on what happened when the …
The Bay Shrimpers of Texas
This text explores the successes and failures of the shrimpers who prowl remote bays, rivers and estuaries for their livelihoods. Through random sample surveys and historical …
Prairie Populism
Through a comparison of economics and politics in two Populist states - Kansas and Nebraska - and one non-Populist state - Iowa - this work shows that economic conditions alone …
Dust Bowl Migrants in the American Imagination
This work aims to show how public memory of the dust bowl migration has been dominated by a handful of artists and would-be reformers. The text examines images from photography, …
Any Way You Cut it
Many rural communities attract meat, poultry and fish processing plants owned by transnational corporations. They often bring social disorder in their wake (incoming workers). This …
The Changing American Countryside
This work examines the role of non-metropolitan people and places in the economic life of the United States, and covers such diverse issues as poverty, industry, the environment, …