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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Opening windows onto hidden lives Opening windows onto hidden lives Julie N. Zimmerman "Examines the embeddedness of rural and farm women's lives in rural sociological research conducted by the USDA's Division of Farm Population and Rural Life (1919-1953). Explores how early rural soci… OL15616718W
A family in Egypt A family in Egypt Olivia Bennett,Olivia Bennett Describes the life of a ten-year-old Egyptian boy who lives in a large village near Cairo with his farmer grandfather, his camel driver father, and the rest of his extended family. OL15842731W
Sap rising Sap rising Christine Lincoln Set against the backdrop of the rural American South, captures the lives of a group of struggling young African Americans whose dreams are tempered by their difficult circumstances. OL15844979W
Pagelaran Pagelaran Hiroyoshi Kano Analysis of socioeconomic conditions and the stratification of farmer's community in Desa Pagelaran, Kabupaten Malang, Jawa Timur Province. OL18318772W
Worlds apart Worlds apart Cynthia M. Duncan First published in 1999, Worlds Apart examines poverty through the stories of real people in rural New England, Appalachia, and the Mississippi Delta. In this new edition, Duncan returns to her origi… OL19665723W
One good mama bone One good mama bone Bren McClain Set in early 1950s rural South Carolina, this novel chronicles Sarah Creamer's quest to find her "mama bone" after she is left to care for a boy who is not her own, but is the product of an affair be… OL20049019W
The Soulful Child The Soulful Child Chloe Rachel Gallaway 327 pages ; 23 cm OL20207733W
Work, family, and faith Work, family, and faith Rebecca Sharpless,Melissa Walker "Collection of essays capturing the transformation of the American South from agrarian to industrial/commercial over the course of the twentieth century from the perspective of women struggling again… OL20325421W
Ankle high and knee deep Ankle high and knee deep Gail L. Fiorini-Jenner "Colicky horses, trucks high-centered in pastures, late nights spent in barns birthing calves--the trials and tribulations of farm and ranch life are as central to its experience as amber waves of gr… OL23185365W
Killings Killings William Lynwood Montell The "State Line Country" of this book is a rugged area of small farms on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Historically the area has had a homicide rate more than ten times the national average. In this… OL2944599W
Take out hunger Take out hunger Sandra Wallman Development schemes are common throughout the third world. Many fail, but the reasons for failure or success are only too often not adequately studied. In this monograph two schemes started in Basuto… OL3267940W
Seasonal cycles Seasonal cycles Victor C. De Munck Relates to Kotabowa village, Moneragela District of Sri Lanka. OL3429725W
The rural communities of Hong Kong The rural communities of Hong Kong James Hayes x, 308 p., [8] p. of plates : 26 cm OL3940191W
The dynamics of caste relations in rural India The dynamics of caste relations in rural India L. S. Ainapur Data based on villages from Dharwar District, Karnataka. OL4948513W
Saving the nation Saving the nation Margherita Zanasi xi, 320 p. ; 24 cm OL5840295W
Little heathens Little heathens Mildred Armstrong Kalish I tell of a time, a place, and a way of life long gone. For many years I have had the urge to describe that treasure trove, lest it vanish forever. So, partly in response to the basic human instinct … OL8383181W
Medical geography of Indian tribes Medical geography of Indian tribes S. K Tiwari Study with particular reference to Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. OL9089388W