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The left behind, decline and rage in rural America, Robert Wuthnow

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index

index present

non fiction

The left behind

bibliography

Robert Wuthnow

decline and rage in rural America

What is fueling rural America's outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump? And, beyond economic and demographic decline, is there a more nuanced explanation for the growing rural-urban divide? Drawing on more than a decade of research and hundreds of interviews, Robert Wuthnow brings us into America's small towns, farms, and rural communities to paint a rich portrait of the moral order--the interactions, loyalties, obligations, and identities—underpinning this critical segment of the nation. Wuthnow demonstrates that to truly understand rural Americans' anger, their culture must be explored more fully

Decline and rage in small-town America