Reshaping Gender and Class in Rural Spaces

'This fascinating book provides rich, insightful and compelling accounts of class and gender in rural contexts. It makes an impressive contribution to the debate on social class theory and globalisation, and is a must-read for all those concerned with the ways in which class and gender is experienced in rural lives across the globe.' Diane Reay, University of Cambridge, UK 'Everywhere, academics and policymakers look past class, collapsing it into other markers of identity. But Pini and Leach pull us back to reality, challenging us to take class seriously as an axis of (dis)advantage in relation to the overlooked intersection of gender and rurality. They have brought together a powerful and important collection of essays exploring these intersections in a range of nations, cultures, and situations.' Lisa R. Pruitt, University of California, Davis, USA 'Overall, Reshaping Gender and Class in Rural Spaces offers a holistic picture of the complexities, inequities, and contradictions that characterize contemporary rural work, workers, workplaces, and communities. This in itself makes the text a valuable contribution to anthropological studies of work. However, the volume's thoughtful insights into understandings of gender and class make its contribution even greater.' Anthropology of Work Review '... Reshaping Gender and Class in Rural Spaces, which explores how regimes of gender and class intersect and unfold in the context of rurality, goes a long way towards reshaping understandings of rural social relations. ... As a whole, the edited collection makes a powerful case for refocusing attention on class in studies of the rural.' Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography