Chippewa lake : a community in search of an identity /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hull, Cindy L., 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Community life > Michigan > Mecosta County.
Social networks > Michigan > Mecosta County.
Social change > Michigan > Mecosta County.
Rural-urban relations > Michigan > Mecosta County.
Communauté > Michigan > Mecosta (Comté)
Réseaux sociaux > Michigan > Mecosta (Comté)
Relations villes-campagnes > Michigan > Mecosta (Comté)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Community life.
Economic history.
Manners and customs.
Rural conditions.
Rural-urban relations.
Social change.
Social networks.
Mecosta County (Mich.) > Economic conditions.
Mecosta County (Mich.) > Rural conditions.
Mecosta County (Mich.) > Social life and customs.
Michigan > Mecosta County.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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