Landsbysamfund

Fortællingen om et landsbysamfund i 1940’erne – før stokroserne visnede, strå­tagene forsvandt fra de gamle bindingsværksgårde, og en lille, grå Ferguson-­traktor indvarslede nye tider. Beskrevet af en, der som bondedreng ­oplevede det sidste årti, før de danske landsbyer med revolutionær styrke ændredes fra hundredårig stilstand til dynamisk udvikling.“Jeg blev sidste led i slægtskæden af ejere – og var ham, som lukkede og slukkede for familiens gennem århundreder jordbundne, stillestående bondetilværelse bygget på traditioner. Jeg blev en lillebitte brik i det spil, der med syvmileskridt ændrede dansk landsbyliv. Nogle af de store paradigmeskift med brud i de vante mønstre ser man ikke i samtiden. Derfor lagde landsbyens beboere ikke mærke til, at deres liv var på vej til at blive voldsomt ændret. Ofte hørte jeg dem sige: ”Nu kan de da ikke finde på mere nymodens!” Men det kunne ”de”! Og det fik katastro­fale følger for det landsbysamfund, som levede under landsbyens højeste punkt, kastanje­træet på min fødegård.”

Jeppe Aakjærs barske roman "Vredens børn" om den 10-årige Per, der vokser op på landet i begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede. Selv om Per blot er et barn, er hans tilværelse hård og slidsom. Han går ikke i skole eller lever noget, der bare minder om et børneliv. I stedet arbejder Per som vogterdreng. Da Per bliver voksen, beslutter han sig for at samle landarbejderne, men det skal hurtigt vise sig at være sværere end som så... idden /title /head body center h1 403 Forbidden /h1 /center /body /htmlJeppe Aakjær (1866-1930) er manden bag flere af højskolesangbogens mest populære sange – "Jens Vejmand", "Jeg er havren" og "Ole sad på en knold og sang" er blot nogle af dem. Han er i dag bedst kendt for sin stemningsfulde naturlyrik fra og om den vestjyske hede, men han var også i høj grad en politisk forfatter, og arbejde, landskab, arv og miljø var alle vigtige komponenter i hans beskrivelse af almuens undertrykte tilværelse og trange kår. Disse temaer gjorde ham til en del af det, der litteraturhistorisk kaldes det folkelige gennembrud – en bevægelse, der også tæller forfattere som Johannes V. Jensen og Martin Andersen Nexø. Jeppe Aakjærs forfatterskab spænder vidt inden for genrer som digte, romaner, noveller, skuespil, artikler, taler og diverse udgivelser om lokalhistorie, og han er kendt for sit letforståelige sprog og for undertiden at skrive på dialekt.

Thomas Ubbesen kom som dreng til Sønder Ydby fra den store by Frederikshavn og skulle som en fremmed fugl – hans far var kaptajn, og familien havde rejst mange steder i verden – finde sin plads blandt landmandsbørn i den lille forskole. Her herskede fru Brath – en humørsvingende diktatorisk lærer, som foretrak børnene fra de store gårde og underkuede de fattiges børn. Hun lærte dem med stor nidkærhed historie og kristendom fuldstændig blottet for engagement i de børn, hun var sat til at tage hånd om.Også børnene imellem var omgangsformen barsk. Drenge og piger legede adskilt, og man behandlede de svage nådesløst.Thomas Ubbesen fortæller først sin version af historien, som også præges af en voldelig far derhjemme. Dernæst tager vi i sommeren 2020 med tilbage til Thy, hvor Thomas opsøger sine gamle klassekammerater og genser egnen. Det bliver et smerteligt møde med mennesker, der i dag er midt i tresserne, men alle dybt påvirkede af den sadistiske lærer, som indledte en skoletid, der for de flestes vedkommende forblev elendig. I Thy får han også svar på, hvad der siden hændte Fru Brath.Vi får et billede af udviklingen i Danmark fra 1960’erne og til i dag og ser, hvordan Udkantsdanmark langsomt er afviklet og landbruget transformeret fra en vigtig søjle i samfundslivet til en lukket industri. Men vigtigst af alt giver historien en indsigt i, hvor dybt vi som mennesker allerede fra små påvirker hinanden.

Kun de færreste havde hørt om J.D. Vance, da Donald Trump valgte ham til sin vicepræsidentkandidat. Hillbilly er J.D. Vances rå og ærlige fortælling om en opvækst i en splittet arbejderklassefamilie i USA. Det er en historie om vold, misbrug og fattigdom – men også om at kæmpe sig fri af mørket. Vance skåner hverken sin familie eller sig selv, når han viser en side af Amerika, som sjældent bliver fortalt. Hillbilly giver en dybere forståelse af, hvorfor en stor del af den hvide arbejderklasse i USA har mistet troen på den amerikanske drøm.

En krønike i ord og billeder om forvalterne og deres lige så hårdtarbejdende hustruer, som gerne havde elever og karle på kost og logi. Det er en lettilgængelig og populærhistorisk fortælling om hverdagen på godserne – med perspektivering til den øvrige samfundsudvikling.Engang var godsinspektører og herregårdsforvaltere de ’store mænd’ med betydelig indflydelse på såvel den enkelte bedrift som det omgivende samfund. De var ofte et aktiv for både næringsliv og sognekasse, for ikke at tale om landskabskulturen.Javel, hr. baron! er blandt andet baseret på interviews med en række nulevende landbrugsledere og deres ægtefæller, hvoraf enkelte har været med helt fra hestenes tid, og på erindringshistorisk materiale fra foreningen Landbrugslederen, der blev grundlagt i 1943.

A moving, evocative account of a rural GP in a remote rural location.

Naturkraften Dina, den magtfulde købmandsdatter fra 1800-tallets Nordnorge, er lige så vild og barsk som det bjergrige land, hun bor i. Hæmningsløs, uregerlig og ofte hårdhændet kræver Dina det ypperste af de mennesker der står hende nær.Herbjørg Wassmo (f. 1942) er født i Vesterålen i Norge og debuterede i 1976 med digtsamlingen "Vingeslag". Hun har bl.a. fået Kritikerprisen, Amalie Skram-prisen og Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris.

"It's an open secret that voters in smaller, less populous states have more electoral power than their urban counterparts, so why are these same voters the most eager to leave behind democratic principles? ... Thomas Schaller and Paul Waldman explore why, with all of this extra influence, these same voters fail to see real benefits, for instance suffering worse health and education outcomes than larger states, and why they are the most likely to rage against the democratic project the moment elections stop going their way. This is the patriotic paradox of rural America: the rural citizens who take such pride in their patriotism are least likely to defend core American principles, even when the system itself is set up in their favor"--

âEUR¿If you want real food, food security and a truly biodiverse countryside, please, please read this book.âEUR(TM) John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland âEUR¿[A] timely response to those who are constructing a dystopia of farms without farmers, food without farms, while promoting more industrialisation of the food system.âEUR(TM) Vandana Shiva, activist and author of Terra VivaâEUR¿Brilliant and compelling âEUR¿ at once hopeful and persuasive about the future of food.âEUR(TM) Dan Barber, chef at Blue HillNamed the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Awards 'Best Books of 2023'Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future is a powerful and timely response to the ongoing search for our sustainable food future. In the face of ongoing food, energy and environmental crises, Chris Smaje, farmer and social scientist, has become one of the most prescient voices on the future of farming. In his new book, he explores the false promises and unconsidered consequences of food techno-solutions advocated by ecomodernists like George Monbiot, arguing that we should not divorce ourselves from rural living and must embrace a future that includes farming. Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future passionately argues for scaling up the pro-nature principles of low-energy, biodiverse and agroecological farming, and for putting the power back into the hands of small-scale farmers and producers, and the local communities that support them. âEUR¿A case for a rural agricultural landscape that delivers food without wrecking the planetâEUR(TM). Jake Fiennes, author of Land HealerâEUR¿Everyone in the food business needs to read this âEUR¿ lively and superbly written polemic.âEUR(TM) Joel Salatin, co-founder of Polyface Farm

"There's no such thing as rural America. Or, rather, as Steven Conn argues, "rural America" is a phrase that has been made to mean so many things that it doesn't mean anything. In fact, he maintains, rural America--so often characterized as in crisis or in danger of being left behind--has been shaped by the same major forces as the rest of the country since at least the end of the Civil War: militarization, industrialization, corporatization, and suburbanization. Conn calls for us to dispense with the fantasies and visions that are often imposed on rural America, in the hopes of more productively addressing the real challenges facing all of America"--

RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'I couldn't put it down. . . an important book, raw and simple enough that you can't help but feel it deeply' James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd's LifeTalented and ambitious, Monica Potts and her best friend, Darci, were both determined to make something of themselves. How did their lives turn out so different? Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. Bonding over a shared love of learning, they pored over the giant map in their classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape their broken town. In the end, Monica left Clinton for university and fulfilled her dreams. Darci, along with many in their circle of friends, did not. Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Monica discovers what she already intuitively knew about the women in Arkansas. Their life expectancy had steeply declined -- the sharpest such fall in a century. As she returns to Clinton to report the story, she reconnects with Darci, and finds that her once talented and ambitious best friend is now a statistic: a single mother of two, addicted to meth, jobless and nearly homeless. Deeply aware that Darci's fate could have been hers, she retraces the moments in each of their lives that led such similar women toward such different destinies. Why did Monica make it out while Darci became ensnared in a cycle of poverty and opioid abuse? Gripping and unforgettable, The Forgotten Girls is a story of friendship and lost promise in 21st century America.

Carolyn og Aksel Hundslevs spisestuebord, der også stod i Aksels fødegård, har en lang og mærkværdig historie. ­Intet andet spisebord har, ved siden af sit egent­lige formål, en fortid blandt andet som:– operationsbord ved et lårbensbrud i 1911– underlag ved fødsel af et drengebarn i 1935– skrivepult ved udarbejdelse af vedtægter foren husmandsforening, en hesteavlerforening samt verdens første børnedyrskue i henholdsvis 1903, 1946 og 1950– som optællingsbord for spandfulde af pengesedler fra en pigtrådskoncert i 1967 og meget mere …Er du snart færdig? Jeg skal dække bord! fortæller om hændelser, som var højdramatiske i datidens landsbymiljø og spændende at læse om i nutiden.“Det er kun i eventyr, at ting kan fortælle. Og så alligevel … det gamle spisebord i Carolyns og min spisestue kan gennem os fortælle sin historie om, hvad det har været centrum og udgangspunkt for i flere generationer. Det er ikke småting, det har lagt bordplade til!”

Du Pusling-Land, som hygger dig i Smug,mens hele Verden brænder om din VuggeSådan skrev Jeppe Aakjær i 1917 under indtryk af Første Verdenskrigs rædsler. Jeppe Aakjær var en modsætningsfyldt person: revolutionær og religiøs, romantisk naturelsker og solid bonde. Gennem læsningen af en række Aakjær-digte tegner Hardy Bach et portræt af Jeppe Aakjærs mangfoldige digterpersonlighed.

A captivating history of folk traditions, beliefs, and culturally diverse customs in the early homesteading era on the Canadian prairies.

A hero's legacy. Som Tamang's incredible journey is not just a tale of survival; it's a mission to protect girls in Nepal from trafficking and child marriage.

Implementing national policies is a crucial function of the local Chinese bureaucracy and an indispensable part of Beijing's overall state capacity.

An utterly unique travel memoir about a gay expat searching an otherworldly place for a deeper understanding of his partner and his adoptive homeland.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An acclaimed journalist tries to understand how she escaped her small town in Arkansas while her brilliant friend could not, and, in the process, illuminates the unemployment, drug abuse, sexism, and evangelicalism killing poor, rural white women all over America.“[A] clear-eyed and tender debut . . . This book is as much the author’s story as a piece of reportage.”—The Wall Street JournalGrowing up gifted and working-class poor in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of reading and learning, even as they navigated the challenges of their tumultuous family lives and declining town—broken marriages, alcohol abuse, and shuttered stores and factories. They pored over the giant map in their middle-school classroom, tracing their fingers over the world that awaited them, vowing to escape. In the end, Monica left Clinton for college and fulfilled her dreams, but Darci, along with many in their circle of friends, did not.Years later, working as a journalist covering poverty, Potts discovered what she already intuitively knew about the women in Arkansas: Their life expectancy had dropped steeply—the sharpest such fall in a century. This decline has been attributed to “deaths of despair”—suicide, alcoholism, and drug overdoses—but Potts knew their causes were too complex to identify in a sociological study. She had grown up with these women, and when she saw Darci again, she found that her childhood friend—addicted to drugs, often homeless, a single mother—was now on track to becoming a statistic.In this gripping narrative, Potts deftly pinpoints the choices that sent her and Darci on such different paths and then widens the lens to explain why those choices are so limited. The Forgotten Girls is a profound, compassionate look at a population in trouble, and a uniquely personal account of the way larger forces, such as inheritance, education, religion, and politics, shape individual lives.

Rambles in the West of Ireland offers an immersive bicycle journey through Ireland's countryside capturing the essence of rural life and exploring Ireland's historic sites. This book is perfect for lovers of travel and Irish culture.

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom bestselling true-crime author Peter Edwards and Governor General's Award-winning playwright Kevin Loring, two sons of Lytton, the BC town that burned to the ground in 2021, comes a meditation on hometown―when hometown is gone.“It’s dire,” Greta Thunberg retweeted Mayor Jan Polderman. “The whole town is on fire. It took a whole 15 minutes from the first sign of smoke to, all of a sudden, there being fire everywhere.”Before it made global headlines as the small town that burned down during a record-breaking heat wave in June 2021, while briefly the hottest place on Earth, Lytton, British Columbia, had a curious past. Named for the author of the infamous line, “It was a dark and stormy night,” Lytton was also where Peter Edwards, organized-crime journalist and author spent his childhood. Although only about 500 people lived in Lytton, Peter liked to joke that he was only the second-best writer to come from his tiny hometown. His grade-school classmate’s nephew Kevin Loring, Nlaka’pamux from Lytton First Nation, had grown up to be a Governor General’s Award–winning playwright.        The Nlaka’pamux called Lytton “The Centre of the World,” a view Buddhists would share in the late twentieth century, as they set up a temple just outside town. A gold rush in 1858 saw conflict with a wave of Californians come to a head with the Canyon War at the junction of the mighty Fraser and Thompson rivers. The Nlaka’pamux lost over thirty lives in that conflict, as did the American gold seekers. In modern times, many outsiders would seek shelter there, often people who just didn’t fit anywhere else and were hoping for a little anonymity in the mountains.        Told from the shared perspective of an Indigenous playwright and the journalist son of a settler doctor who pushed back against the divisions that existed between populations, Lytton portrays all the warmth, humour and sincerity of small-town life. A colourful little town that burned to the ground could be every town’s warning if we don’t take seriously what this unique place has to teach us.

Located in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, Yushichang is a typical village of the Pumi ethnic group. With a current population of more than 360, the village has been home to the Pumi people for more than 500 years. Over the first six decades of the People¿s Republic of China, Yushichang village has managed to protect both its ecological environment and the Pumi culture. Drawing on a rich trove of oral history and ethnographic studies, this book tries to understand, at both the micro and macro levels, how this population has navigated the tension between tradition and modernity and what resources it might bring to bear to meet future challenges.

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Once the country believed itself to be the true face of Australia: sunburnt men and capable women raising crops and children, enduring isolation and a fickle environment, carrying the nation on their sturdy backs. For almost 200 years after white settlement began, city Australia needed the country: to feed it, to earn its export income, to fill the empty land, to provide it with distinctive images of the nation being built in the great south land. But Australia no longer rides on the sheep's back, and since the1980s, when "economic rationalism" became the new creed, the country has felt abandoned, its contribution to the nation dismissed, its historic purpose forgotten.In Fair Share, Judith Brett argues that our federation was built on the idea of a big country and a fair share, no matter where one lived. We also looked to the bush for our legends and we still look to it for our food. In late 2010, with the country independents deciding who would form federal government, it seemed that rural and regional Australia's time had come again. But, as Murray-Darling water reform shows, the politics of dependence are complicated. The question remains: what will be the fate of the country in an era of user-pays, water cutbacks, climate change, droughts and flooding rains? What are the prospects for a new compact between country and city in Australia in the twenty-first century?"Once the problems of the country were problems for the country as a whole. But then government stepped back ... The problems of the country were seen as unfortunate for those affected but not likely to have much impact on the rest of Australia. The agents of neoliberalism cut the country loose from the city and left it to fend for itself." Judith Brett, Fair Share

En krønike i ord og billeder om forvalterne og deres lige så hårdtarbejdende hustruer, som gerne havde elever og karle på kost og logi. Det er en lettilgængelig og populærhistorisk fortælling om hverdagen på godserne – med perspektivering til den øvrige samfundsudvikling. Engang var godsinspektører og herregårdsforvaltere de ’store mænd’ med betydelig indflydelse på såvel den enkelte bedrift som det omgivende samfund. De var ofte et aktiv for både næringsliv og sognekasse, for ikke at tale om landskabskulturen. Javel, hr. baron! er blandt andet baseret på interviews med en række nulevende landbrugsledere og deres ægtefæller, hvoraf enkelte har været med helt fra hestenes tid, og på erindringshistorisk materiale fra foreningen Landbrugslederen, der blev grundlagt i 1943. Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

In giving these pages to the public I offer no apology for a restatement of fundamental principles always requiring adjustment to new life and circumstances; but economic literature has usually dealt too exclusively with the phenomena of manufactures and commerce to gain the sympathy of rural people. An experience of more than thirty years in handling such subjects at the Michigan and Kansas Agricultural Colleges, together with the expressed confidence of former pupils whose judgment I trust, has led me into the effort to bring the subject home to farmers and farmers' families in this elementary way. I have carefully refrained from quotations, or even references to works consulted, for the obvious reason that such formalities would distract the attention of most readers from the direct, common-sense thinking desired, and render the style of the book more complex. I hereby acknowledge my debt to the leading writers of past and present upon most of the topics treated, not excluding any school or party. The statements of facts I have taken from best authorities, with care to verify, if possible, by comparisons. Many data have been diligently compiled and rearranged for more exact presentation of facts, and the phenomena of prices of farm crops have been analyzed with especial care. The necessities of the printed volume have to some extent obscured the charts by reduction, but I trust they may be intelligible and interesting to all students of agricultural interests. No attempt has been made to argue or to expound difficulties beyond a simple statement of principles involved, and the spirit of controversy has been absent from my thoughts throughout. Whatever bias of opinion may appear is without a tinge of bitterness toward those who may differ. I trust that men of all views may recognize in these pages the wish of their author to have only truth prevail. In offering this volume to farmers I do not assume that all questions of wealth and welfare can be settled by rule. I hope to point out the actual trend of facts, the universal principles sustained by the facts, and means of most ready adjustment to circumstances in the evolutions of trade and manufacture. The business sense of farmers is appealed to for the sake of their own welfare. Several important questions of rural welfare have been touched only suggestively because [pg ix] the limits of the volume could not admit of fuller treatment. My gratitude is offered especially to Professor Liberty H. Bailey, of Cornell University, to whose suggestion and patient attention the existence of this volume is due.