Description
Karen E. Hayden explores how the rural other became linked to evolutionary theories that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century. Using popular culture depictions of the rural primitive, Hayden shows that the message of rurality is clear: if society resists modernization and urbanization, degeneracy, primitivism, and an overall devolution will occur.
Author: Karen E. Hayden
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 12/28/2022
Pages: 134
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d
ISBN13: 9781498547628
ISBN10: 1498547621
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Social Science | Sociology | Rural
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | General
About the Author
Karen E. Hayden is professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Merrimack College.