Chippewa Lake : A Community in Search of an Identity
Cindy L. Hull
Chippewa Lake is an idyllic waterfront community in north-central Michigan, popular with retirees and weekenders. The lake is surrounded by a rural farming community, but the area is facing a difficult transition as local demographics shift, and as it transforms from an agriculture-based economy to one that relies on wage labor. As farms have disappeared, local residents have employed a variety of strategies to adapt to a new economic structure. The community, meanwhile, has been indelibly affected by the advent of newcomers and retirees challenging the rural cultural values. An anthropologist with a background in sociology, Cindy L. Hull deftly weaves together oral accounts, historic documents, and participant surveys compiled from her nearly thirty years of living in the area to create a textured portrait of a community in flux.
Yıl:
2012
Baskı:
1
Yayımcı:
Michigan State University Press
Dil:
english
Sayfalar:
220
ISBN 10:
1609173422
ISBN 13:
9781609173425
Dosya:
PDF, 979 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2012