Rural areas are a key sector in every nation's economy due to a sizeable majority of the population living therein, as well as their impact on global agricultur

Foot and mouth disease and BSE have both had a devastating impact on rural society. Alongside these devastating developments, the rise of the organic food movem

This book critically discusses these new practices and the actors engaged in them. In doing so, it deals with several countries in three different continents (A

Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Rural Sociological Society, this monograph analyzes the nearly 90 years of rural sociological research on a

Provides an overview of the potential role of organic agriculture in a global perspective. This book discusses political ecology, ecological justice, ecological