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’The rural is often imagined as a timeless and unchanging space. However, as this collection’s rich case studies demonstrate, in recent decades non-metropolitan Australia has been radically reconfigured. Through detailed and insightful empirical explorations contributors not only interrogate the nature and implications of rural change, but also contribute to broader theoretical debates about the meaning and efficacy of the term rurality.’ Barbara Pini, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia ’A rich insight into contemporary rural and regional Australia, with well-informed contributions examining the challenges of economic restructuring, demographic change, migration and resource pressures that confront country areas. An invaluable collection for anyone interested in rural change in Australia and beyond.’ Michael Woods, Aberystwyth University, UK
’The rural is often imagined as a timeless and unchanging space. However, as this collection’s rich case studies demonstrate, in recent decades non-metropolitan Australia has been radically reconfigured. Through detailed and insightful empirical explorations contributors not only interrogate the nature and implications of rural change, but also contribute to broader theoretical debates about the meaning and efficacy of the term rurality.’ Barbara Pini, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia ’A rich insight into contemporary rural and regional Australia, with well-informed contributions examining the challenges of economic restructuring, demographic change, migration and resource pressures that confront country areas. An invaluable collection for anyone interested in rural change in Australia and beyond.’ Michael Woods, Aberystwyth University, UK
Rae Dufty-Jones, University of Western Sydney, Australia and John Connell, University of Sydney, Australia.