Against All Odds
Rural Community In The Information Age
1st Edition
Published on 26. September 1994
Book
Hardback
239 pages
978-0-8133-8821-2 (ISBN)
Description
An examination of the rural community of a small town in the North-western United States, describing its inner workings, from business to schools, town council to churches, and resident doctor to annual local fair.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-8821-2 (9780813388212)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Confronting the inevitable; locating Bremer - influences of space and time; gaining perspective - a framework for analysis; agriculture - reconciliation of making a living, government and a way of life; Bremer's other businesses - each in its proper place; gender - women's roles have changed, men's haven't; more important than government - the community club; medical care - fulfilling the old doctor's account and getting a replacement; education in Bremer - no dropouts and a winning sports team; religion - a tradition bypassed?; class and social life; community expression and renewal - the Bremer fair and stock show; community in Bremer ... and the United States.