Encyclopedia of Rural America
Title | Encyclopedia of Rural America PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Goreham |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 464 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
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Covering alphabetical entries A through L, this book includes articles describing diverse rural industries and the roles they play in the lives of rural people.
Encyclopedia of Rural America
Title | Encyclopedia of Rural America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 11 |
Release | 1997 |
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Encyclopedia of Rural America
Title | Encyclopedia of Rural America PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Goreham |
Publisher | Garland Science |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2004-11-11 |
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ISBN | 9780815315162 |
Encyclopedia of Rural America: N-Z
Title | Encyclopedia of Rural America: N-Z PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 738 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Country life |
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History, sociology, anthropology, and public policy are combined to deliver the encyclopedia destined to become the standard reference work in American rural studies. From irrigation and marriage to games and mental health, this encyclopedia is the first to explore the contemporary landscape of rural America, placed in historical perspective. With over 300 articles prepared by leading experts from across the nation, this timely encyclopedia documents and explains the major themes, concepts, industries, concerns, and everyday life of the people and land who make up rural America. Entries range from the industrial sector and government policy to arts and humanities and social and family concerns. Articles explore every aspect of life in rural America. Encyclopedia of Rural America, with its broad range of coverage, will appeal to high school and college students as well as graduate students, faculty, scholars, and people whose work pertains to rural areas. - Publisher.
Encyclopedia of Rural America
Title | Encyclopedia of Rural America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 438 |
Release | 1997 |
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Encyclopedia of Rural America: A-M
Title | Encyclopedia of Rural America: A-M PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Goreham |
Publisher | Grey House Publishing |
Total Pages | 696 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
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Includes entries that document and explain the major themes, concepts, industries, concerns and everyday life of the people and land who make up rural America, ranging from the industrial sector and government policy to arts, humanities and social and family concerns.
Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports
Title | Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Collins |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Total Pages | 328 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780415352246 |
Providing a social, economic and political study of field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports, from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland. This book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with particular emphasis on the social history and 'traditional' aspects. It contains several hundred entries focusing on individual sports and others providing analysis of key concepts, themes and terminologies. The Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports is an invaluable reference that provides students, scholars and sports enthusiasts with a focussed and authoritative source of information on the history and culture of rural sport in Britain.