Rural Communities: Legacy + Change
- ISBN-10
- 0813349710
- ISBN-13
- 9780813349718
- Series
- Rural Communities
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 488
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-08-04
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Authors
- Cornelia Butler Flora, Jan L. Flora, Stephen P. Gasteyer
Description
Combines an essential theoretical framework with illustrative stories to show the dynamics of stability and change in America s rural communities. "
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