The left behind : decline and rage in rural America

How a fraying social fabric is fueling the outrage of rural AmericansWhat is fueling rural America''s outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald ...

How a fraying social fabric is fueling the outrage of rural AmericansWhat is fueling rural America''s outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump? And, beyond economic and demographic decline, is there a more nuanced explanation for the growing rural-urban divide? Drawing on more than a decade of research and hundreds of interviews, Robert Wuthnow brings us into America''s small towns, farms, and rural communities to paint a rich portrait of the moral order--the interactions, loyalties, obligations, and identities—underpinning this critic