Rural Community Development Centres-Faith-Based. Arthur Rank Centre. Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, UK
To Acquire Contact: Arthur Rank Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2LZ. Tel: 024 7685 3060. Fax: 024 7641 4808. Email: info@arthurrankcentre.org.ukNotes: The Centre (housed on the grounds of the Royal Agricultural Society of England) contains a number of church agencies that work together in rural development. The Objective of the Arthur Rank Centre is to serve the rural community and its churches by: Being a focus and resource for the work of the Christian Churches in rural areas through the sharing of good practice, providing high quality training and innovative Christian witness. Leading the Christian Churches in working to improve the quality of life of those living in rural communities Developing greater understanding between urban and rural comunities through the linking of churches and other faith groups. Engaging in the research to support and develop the work of the ARC. Providing a chaplaincy to the Royal Agricultural Society of England.
Related Subject(s): Church-community engagement, Partnerships, Agricultural Chaplains
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Alte, I.D. Rural Employment of Scheduled Castes. Chennai, India: New Delhi, India: Deep & Deep Publications, 1992
Recommended By: Center for Research on New International Economic Order - CReNIEONotes: Cites M. Borale's work on the origins of the "scheduled castes" or untouchables which suggest that they resulted from power struggles between various groups of migrants from Persia who were subsequently ranked religiously into Brahmin, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas castes.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 8171003788
Related Subject(s): Dalits
Omvedt, Gail. Dalits and the Democratic Revolution. Chennai, India: New Delhi: Sage, 1994 / 2004
Recommended By: Center for Research on New International Economic Order - CReNIEONotes: Different view of Indian untouchability analyzing its origins from a Marxist/materialist perspective. Although untouchability solidified in the 4th to 6th centuries AD it can be traced in one form or another to the beginning of the caste system. A rough division of the "dominant, the dependent and the degraded" or the thread-wearing, the alcohol-drinking and water-not-to-be-taken-from" groups developed. It was given religious legitimation through the impact of invading Indo-Europeans, particularly the Brahmans, whose concepts of purity and pollution helped them to solidify the caste system with themselves at the top.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 8170363683
Related Subject(s): Dalits, Poverty
Putnam, Robert D; Lewis Feldstein; Donald J. Cohen; Robert Putnam. Better Together: Restoring the American Community. : Simon & Schuster, 2003 / 2004
To Acquire Contact: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Super Book Deals Notes: "Better Together" is a book of stories about people who are building communities to solve specific problems. It is a followup to Bowling Alone, which was more theoretical. The examples Putnam and Feldstein describe span the country from big cities such as Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago to the Los Angeles suburbs, small Mississippi and Wisconsin towns, and quiet rural areas. The projects range from the strictly local to that of the men and women of UPS, who cover the nation; Mexican Americans in the Rio Grande Valley who want paved roads, running water, and decent schools; Harvard University clerical workers searching for respect and improved working conditions; Waupun, Wisconsin, schoolchildren organizing to improve safety at a local railroad crossing; and merchants in Tupelo, Mississippi, joining with farmers to improve their economic status.ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0743235460 / 0743235479
Related Subject(s): Social Capital, Success Stories, Capacity-building
Heffernan, W.D; J.B. Heffernan. Impact of the Farm Crisis on Rural Families and Communities. : The Rural Sociologist, 1988, 6(3): 160-170
Notes: Loss or threat of loss of the family farm will produce multiple stress-related symptoms
Related Subject(s): Stress, Rural Crisis
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