Description: "Stuart Elden and Adam David Morton present Lefebvre's key works on rural questions, including the first half of his book Du rural áa l'urbain and supplementary texts. On the Rural reveals the production of the rural as a key site of capitalist development and as a space of struggle"--
Brief description: Stuart Elden is professor of political geography at Durham University.
Review Quotes:
"On the Rural is a remarkable collection. Lefebvre wrote as a historian, a sociologist, a geographer, a political-economist, and a philosopher. This makes for challenging reading at times but there are also brilliant passages that will goad readers on to the next page. "--Cleveland Review of Books
"On the Rural provides anglophone readers with a more nuanced Henri Lefebvre who has a richer and wider intellectual history than that of the misrepresentation of seeing him as an urban theorist."--Agricultural History Review
"[On the Rural] is essential reading for anyone interested in rural sociology, geography, and political economy. It provides a critical analysis of the rural question and offers valuable insights for both academic and policy discussions."--Acta Sociologica
"On the Rural is a remarkable collection. Lefebvre wrote as a historian, a sociologist, a geographer, a political-economist, and a philosopher. This makes for challenging reading at times but there are also brilliant passages that will goad readers on to the next page. "--Cleveland Review of Books
"On the Rural provides anglophone readers with a more nuanced Henri Lefebvre who has a richer and wider intellectual history than that of the misrepresentation of seeing him as an urban theorist."--Agricultural History Review
"[On the Rural] is essential reading for anyone interested in rural sociology, geography, and political economy. It provides a critical analysis of the rural question and offers valuable insights for both academic and policy discussions."--Acta Sociologica
"A valuable contribution to the body of Lefebvre's work available in English translation."--New Political Science