Argues that the cultural dominance of the city has been reinforced by postmodern social theory's near fixation on the urban and the sophisticated. The essays in this collection explore rural identity in a number of cultures and situations, and look at issues of contemporary interest.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"The "Introduction" by editors Barbara Ching and Gerald Creed is worth the price of the book. Ching and Creed argue that there is a "culturally valuable rusticity" that must be identified and explored by scholars because of its great shaping power in human behavior and experience." -- H-Rural Book Review