"Michael Woods has taken on the formidable task of giving an overview of rural places and society in advanced economies as a single author and has presented a b

From prehistory to the present day, our landscape has been transformed by successive periods of human activity, triggered by the rise and fall of populations an

This book examines the 'other' side of the countryside, a place also inhabited (and visited) by women, children, teenagers, the elderly, gay men and lesbians, b

Rural Geographies provides a critical, contemporary and accessible introduction to rural change by using geographical ideas to understand current issues affecti

'This is a unique interpretation of rural issues that will become essential reference for students, scholars, politicians, developers and rural activists...' -