Alternative countrysides : Anthropological approaches to rural Western Europe today / Jeremy MacClancy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacClancy, Jeremy, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A fresh anthropological look at a central but neglected topic: the profound changes in rural life throughout Western Europe today. As locals leave for jobs in cities they are replaced by neo-hippies, lifestyle-seekers, eco-activists, and labour migrants from beyond the EU. With detailed ethnographic examples, contributors analyse new modes of living rurally and emerging forms of social organisation. As incomers' dreams come up against residents' realities, they detail the clashes and the cooperations between old and new residents. They make us rethink the rural/urban divide, investigate regionalists' politicisation of rural life and heritage, and reveal how locals use EU monies to prop up or challenge existing hierarchies. They expose the consequences of and reactions to grand EU-restructuring policies, which at times threaten to turn the countryside into a manicured playground for escapee urbanites. This book will appeal to anyone seriously interested in the realities of rural life.

Contents:

1 Alternative countrysides: anthropology and rural West Europe today / Jeremy MacClancy MacClancy, Jeremy 1

2 A 'private place'? Changing meanings of the countryside in northern Italy / Jaro Stacul Stacul, Jaro 29

3 Environmental attitudes, community development, and local politics in Ireland / Paul Collinson Collinson, Paul 46

4 Ethnic identity, power, compromise, and territory: 'locals' and 'Moroccans' in the Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux vineyards / Chantal Crenn Crenn, Chantal 61

5 The new rural residents: emerging sociabilities in Alava, Basque Country / Josetxu Martínez Montoya Montoya, Josetxu Martínez 82

6 Farms, flats, and villas: senses of country living in a Basque-speaking village / Kepa Fernández de Larrinoa Larrinoa, Kepa Fernández de 95

7 The recuperation of Galician pottery: craft professions; cultural policies, and identity / Elena Freire Paz Paz, Elena Freire 119

8 Fear and loving in the west of Ireland: the blows of County Clare / Jeremy MacClancy MacClancy, Jeremy 143.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 101898

ISBN:

9780719096846

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access