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1 online resource (xv, 203 pages) |
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data file |
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polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Geography and Indigenous People of Mecosta County; Chapter 2. Locating Chippewa Township in Time and Place; Chapter 3. Farm Families in Transition; Chapter 4. Chippewa Township as Rural Community in Transition; Chapter 5. Township in Transition; Chapter 6. Chippewa Lake as Resort Community; Chapter 7. Contested Identities; Chapter 8. Social Networks; Chapter 9. Social Networks beyond the Community; Chapter 10. Transformation and Contested Identities; Epilogue. Marijuana Mama; Notes; Works Cited; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Community life -- Michigan -- Mecosta County.
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Community life. |
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Michigan -- Mecosta County. |
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Social networks -- Michigan -- Mecosta County.
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Social networks. |
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Social change -- Michigan -- Mecosta County.
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Social change. |
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Rural-urban relations -- Michigan -- Mecosta County.
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Rural-urban relations. |
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Mecosta County (Mich.) -- Economic conditions.
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Mecosta County (Mich.) -- Rural conditions.
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Mecosta County (Mich.) -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781609173425 |
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Print version: 9781611860481 |
| ISBN |
9781609173425 (electronic book) |
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1609173422 (electronic book) |
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9781628950625 (electronic book) |
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1628950625 (electronic book) |
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9781628960624 (electronic book) |
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1628960620 (electronic book) |
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1611860482 |
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9781611860481 |
| Standard No. |
ebc3338284 |
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