Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables and Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Situating Rural Women in Theory and Practice -- What Is Rural? -- Theorizing About Rural Women -- Women and the Environment -- Patriarchal Relations in Agric…
"Applying a feminist and environmentalist approach to her investigation of how the changing global economy affects rural women, Carolyn Sachs focuses on land ownership and use, cropping systems, and women's work with animals in highly industrialized as well as developing countri…
At the International Geographical Union's 20th Congress, held in Glasgow in 2004, the Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems' sessions included a range of papers relating to sustainable agriculture and sustainable rural communities. This book brings together some of t…
Tackles the vexing 'parks versus people' debate by looking at whether tourism can serve both conservation and development objectives. This book examines policies and institutions in responsible tourism by governments, donor agencies and NGOs. It considers wildlife tourism and ec…
"This edited book contains salient papers presented at the XII World Congress of Rural Sociology held in South Korea in 2008. These papers have been selected for their quality and have undergone a peer review process. The rationale behind this book rests on the desire to share t…
The first revolution in the Chinese countryside was the land reform implemented in the 'liberated areas' and extended throughout China after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. This was important in the consolidation of the Communist Party's political pow…
