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Alternative Countrysides
Jeremy Macclancy (Ed.)
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Description for Alternative Countrysides
Hardcover. A fresh anthropological look at a central but neglected topic, the profound changes in rural life throughout Western Europe today. As locals leave for jobs in cities they are replaced by a variety of incomers, including neo-hippies, lifestyle-seekers, eco-activists, and rural labour migrants from beyond the EU. Editor(s): MacClancy, Jeremy. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
A fresh anthropological look at a central but neglected topic: the profound changes in rural life throughout Western Europe today. As locals leave for jobs in cities they are replaced by neo-hippies, lifestyle-seekers, eco-activists, and labour migrants from beyond the EU. With detailed ethnographic examples, contributors analyse new modes of living rurally and emerging forms of social organisation. As incomers' dreams come up against residents' realities, they detail the clashes and the cooperations between old and new residents. They make us rethink the rural/urban divide, investigate regionalists' politicisation of rural life and heritage, and reveal how ... Read more
A fresh anthropological look at a central but neglected topic: the profound changes in rural life throughout Western Europe today. As locals leave for jobs in cities they are replaced by neo-hippies, lifestyle-seekers, eco-activists, and labour migrants from beyond the EU. With detailed ethnographic examples, contributors analyse new modes of living rurally and emerging forms of social organisation. As incomers' dreams come up against residents' realities, they detail the clashes and the cooperations between old and new residents. They make us rethink the rural/urban divide, investigate regionalists' politicisation of rural life and heritage, and reveal how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719096846
SKU
V9780719096846
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About Jeremy Macclancy (Ed.)
Jeremy MacClancy is Professor of Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University -- .
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