{"product_id":"rural-geography-michael-woods-9780761947608","title":"Rural Geography: Processes, Responses and Experiences in Rural Restructuring","description":"\"Michael Woods has taken on the formidable task of giving an overview of rural places and society in advanced economies as a single author and has presented a book that rightly deserves to be called state-of-the-art.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Geographische Rundschau \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For those students with an interest in rural change, this ′state of the art′ book is essential reading.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Ilbery, University of Coventry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003cb\u003eRural Geography\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Woods remedies the often underestimated dynamism of rural places and rural society by providing the much-needed synthesis of the European and North American literature on rural restructuring and globalization processes.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Patrick H. Mooney, University of Kentucky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRural Geography is an introduction to contemporary rural societies and economies in the developed world. It examines the social and economic processes at work in the contemporary countryside - including the more traditional: like agriculture; land use; and population; as well as wider themes like: rural health, crime, exclusion, commodification, and alternative lifestyles. With a contextualising section defining the rural, the text is organized systematically in three principal sections: Processes of Rural Restructuring, Responses to Rural Restructuring, and Experiences of Rural Restructuring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the most recent empirical material, statistical data, and research, the text is global in perspective using comparative examples throughout. \u003cb\u003eRural Geography\u003c\/b\u003e is a systematic introduction to the processes, responses, and experiences of rural restructuring. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Woods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761947604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761947608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.76h x 7.00w x 0.95d","brand":"Michael Woods","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136158904575,"sku":"9780761947608","price":233.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9a1ad47-6218-4e7f-8882-06ebdbc39ae8.jpg?v=1770160903","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rural-geography-michael-woods-9780761947608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}