The Elgar Companion to Valleys

Social Science Perspectives

Edited by Luis LM Aguiar, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of History and Sociology, Donna Senese, Associate Professor Geography, Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies, Associate Dean Undergraduate Students I.K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Diana E. French, Associate Professor Emerita, Anthropology, Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada

This unique Companion showcases the importance of valleys and their socio-economic, physical and cultural landscapes across three continents. Expert scholars in the field offer a broad range of disciplinary perspectives on the topic, discussing key historical and contemporary issues governing and transforming valleys.

‘Steeped in the disciplines of Anthropology, Sociology, and Geography, this theoretically engrossing volume of sixteen case studies explores the geographic, ecological, economic, and culturally contingent aspects of “Valleys” on different continents.’
– Benny Andrés, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, US