| Chippewa Lake: A Community in Search of an Identity Contributor(s): Hull, Cindy L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1611860482 ISBN-13: 9781611860481 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 977.491 |
| LCCN: 2011050506 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hull, Cindy L.: - Cindy L. Hull is Professor in the Anthropology Department at Grand Valley State University. |