A rural studies bibliography

74 Pages·1994·4.1 MB·English

by  McKearney, Scott J

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A
United States Rural Studies
Department of
Agriculture
Bibliography
National
Agricultural
Library
Second Edition
National Rural
Studies Committee Compiled by Scott J. McKearney
Rural Information Center
National Agricultural Library
Bibliographies
and Literature
ofAgriculture
Number 127
National Agricultural Library
Beltsville, Maryland 20705
August 1994
National Agricultural Library Cataloging Record:
McKeamey, Scott J.
A
rural studies bibliography.
(Bibliographies and literature of agriculture no. 127)
;
1. Rural development—United States—Bibliography.
2. United States—Rural conditions—Bibliography, I. Title.
aZ5076.AlU54 no.127
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FOREWORD
A Rural Studies Bibliography has resulted from collaborative efforts of the National Rural Studies Committee
(NRSC)' and the Rural Information C^ter at the National Agricultural Library. The selection ofcitations was
basedon suggestionsand recommendationsofrural studiesprofessionalsand scholars throughouttheUnitedStates
and the National Rural Studies Committee members.
Thisbibliographywillserveasabeginningpointforgraduatestudentsandprofessionalsinterestedinpursuingtopics
in rural studies. It is meant to guide interested individuals to important literature undertake in a range of
disciplinesthatencon^ass rural studies topics. As mightbe expected, theselectionofitems fromtheuneditedlist
ofover 500 publicationswas a difficultand sometimes arbitrary process.
The compilation of citations was originally overseen by Carol S. Hatch, a doctoral student at Oregon State
University and research associate to the National Rural Studies Committee. The further compilation ofcitations
and arduous annotation process was carried out by Scott McKeamey, a doctoral student at the University of
Maryland and a staffmember ofthe Rural Information C^ter.
Emery N. Castle, Chair
National Rural Studies Conunittee
'Created in 1987 by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Oregon State University, the NRSC seeks to
focushighereducationontheurgentneedsofrural land, people, andcommunities. TheNRSC^courages multiple
academic disciplines to participate in the complex, fascinating, and broad subject ofrural studies.
For information, or for a list ofother NRSC publications, please contact the Western Rural Development Center
at Oregon State University, Corvallis.
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PREFACE
More than two years have passed since the first edition ofthe bibliographywas published in the late summer of
1991. I am pleased that the National Rural Studies Committee asked me to update and prepare a second
edition. This version ofA Rural Studies Bibliography contains 46 new citations. I have made every effort to
include the best new material. The selections made were largely from the social science literature. Items are
included in thisbibliographythat are frequentlycitedby scholars in thefield. I added others because,whileyet
quite recent, they address important and emerging issues. Once again, I must emphasize that thisbibliography
is more representative of the literature than it is exhaustive. This second edition is another step forward in
bringingtogethertherichanddiverseliteratureofanexpandingintellectuallandscape.
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