1991, ISBN: 9780373219209

Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991-04-29. Trade Paperback. Good. spine creasing, edge wear; Rural America as a place and a way of life is undergoing major transformation. The farm crisis… Mehr…

Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991-04-29. Trade Paperback. Good. spine creasing, edge wear; Rural America as a place and a way of life is undergoing major transformation. The farm crisis and the decline of manufacturing dealt a double blow in the 1980s to rural communities, which continue to lose farms, factories, and young people. Rural lands are increasingly being sought as places for vacation homes, state prisons, and waste dumps. Rural people are ambivalent about new residents and activities and unsure of their own rural identity. Old assumptions about rural life are now open to question. Based on years of field observations and hundreds of interviews in fifteen rural counties in upstate New York, Fitchens book explores these changes. It describes the financial stress on dairy farmers and their efforts to hold onto their farms. It records the disbelief and difficult adjustment of rural factory workers and communities as local plants shut down. The author chronicles the struggles of communities plagued by toxic chemicals in their drinking water and of young families slipping further into poverty. She reports on communities campaigning to win a state prison and others protesting a proposed radioactive waste dump. The book illustrates the persistence of rural ingenuity and determination but argues that a well-informed federal and state commitment is also necessary. With appropriate policies and programs, most rural communities could adapt creatively to the changes, integrate around a new rural identity, and survive into the twenty-first century as enduring social settings for their residents., Westview Press, 1991-04-29, 2.5, Harlequin, 1988-05-01. Paperback. Good. markings first page some shelf wear spine and binding good readers crease tiny corner creases, Harlequin, 1988-05-01, 2.5<

1990, ISBN: 9780373219209

USA.: Harlequin Books., 1990. 192 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. Fourth Edition By Publisher.. Soft Cover. Very Good to Fine. Illus. by State FLOWER Pho… Mehr…

USA.: Harlequin Books., 1990. 192 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. Fourth Edition By Publisher.. Soft Cover. Very Good to Fine. Illus. by State FLOWER Photo Cover.. Mass Market Paperback.., Harlequin Books., 1990, 3<