Myth and Rural Culture

The rural culture of the past is reflected in contemporary society by the desire of many people in the developed world to create lifestyles which reflect an idealized vision of a simpler, more organized rural life. This book examines this contemporary reaction, and questions the role ofadvertisers and the media who create images which are in fact artificial reflections of the past, rather than the reality of rural life, either past or present.Cloke, Paul J. is the author of 'Myth and Rural Culture' with ISBN 9780340550489 and ISBN 0340550481.