Download or read book Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide written by Kjell Andersson and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-11 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rural-urban dichotomy is one of the most influential figures of thought in history, laying the foundation for academic disciplines such as rural and urban sociology. The dichotomy rests on the assumption that rural and urban areas differ fundamentally. This book deals with this topic.