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Changing Rural Social Systems : title: Adaptation and Survival author: Johnson, Nan E.; Wang, Ching-li publisher: Michigan State University Press isbn10 | asin: 0870134701 print isbn13: 9780870134708 ebook isbn13: 9780585200903 language: English Sociology, Rural, Sociology, Rural-- Research, Rural population--Cross-cultural subject studies, Rural population--United States, Rural development--Sociological aspects-- Cross-cultural studies. publication date: 1997 lcc: HT421.C36 1997eb ddc: 307.72 Sociology, Rural, Sociology, Rural-- Research, Rural population--Cross-cultural subject: studies, Rural population--United States, Rural development--Sociological aspects-- Cross-cultural studies. Page i Changing Rural Social Systems Adaptation and Survival Page ii Joseph Allan Beegle Page iii Changing Rural Social Systems Adaptation and Survival Edited by Nan E. Johnson and Ching-li Wang Michigan State University East Lansing Page iv Copyright © 1997 by Nan E. Johnson and Ching-li Wang All Michigan State University Press Books are produced on paper which meets the requirements of American National Standard of Information Sciences Permanence of paper for printed materials ANSI Z39.48-1984 Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5202 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Changing rural social systems : adaptation and survival / edited by Nan E. Johnson and Ching-li Wang. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN (invalid) 0-87013-470-1 (alk. paper) 1. Sociology, Rural. 2. Sociology, RuralResearch. 3. Rural pop- ulationCross-cultural studies. 4. Rural populationUnited States. 5. Rural developmentSociological aspectsCross-cultural studies. I. Johnson, Nan E. II. Wang, Ching-li, 1943- HT421.C36 1997 307.72DC21 96-39877 CIP Cover photo: Gateway to the Davis Plantation, Houston County, Georgia. The architect of the greathouse was Pete Davis, who was granted his freedom after supervising its construction. The mansion features three stories, unusual for rural homes in the nineteenth century. (Photo by Nan E. Johnson) Page v This book is dedicated to our colleague, Joseph Allan Beegle, who was mentor to many and friend to all during his distinguished forty-two years as a faculty member in the Department of Sociology, Michigan State University. Page vi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We thank the following sources of financial support for this publication: Provost Louanna Kimsey Simon, Michigan State University College of Agriculture (Michigan State University): Agricultural Experiment Station Project No. 3350: Nan E. Johnson, Principal Investigator Ian Gray, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station Donald Isleib, Director of the International Institute of Agriculture College of Social Science (Michigan State University): Dean Kenneth Corey Tom W. Carroll, Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of International Development, who made funds available to us through a Title VI grant (acct. # 611640) from the U.S. Department of Education Jack H. Knott, Director of the International Institute for Public Policy and Social Research Christopher K. Vanderpool, Chair of the Sociology Department Cornelia Butler Flora, Director of the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Also, we thank our families, especially Catherine Johnson, Van Johnson, and Ko-Chu Wang for moral support during the conduct of this work. Page vii CONTRIBUTORS Marilyn Aronoff is Associate Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University. Daniel C. Clay is Professor at the International Institute of Agriculture, Michigan State University. George A. Daoutopoulos is Professor of Agricultural Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Joanne Bubolz Eicher is Regents' Professor of Design, Housing, and Apparel, College of Human Ecology, University of Minnesota. Rita S. Gallin is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Office of Women in International Development, Michigan State University. Damian F. Hannan is a researcher at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland. Nan E. Johnson is Professor of Sociology, Michigan State University and Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center of the University of Michigan. Theobald Kampayana is Analyst, Division des Enquetes et des Statistiques, Ministere de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage, et des Forets, Kigali, Rwanda. Jean Kayitsinga is a Ph.D. candidate, Department of Sociology, Michigan State University. Gaston J. Labadie is Dean of the School of Management and International Affairs, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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