Performing rurality and practising rural geography

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 835-846

  Woods, Michael ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

methodology; performance; positionality; reflexivity; rural geography

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78650119859     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132509357356     Document Type: Article

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