This book explores how rural gender relations are changing in a globalized world. It analyses their development in specific places and the effects of the increasing connectedness and mobility of people. It integrates global experiences by discussing mobility, agriculture, gender identities and international development.

Contributions by: Monika Agarwal, Margaret Alston, Berit Brandth, Angela Calvo, Megan Canning, Anne Cassidy, Francesca Alice Centrone, Majda Cernic Istenic, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Jessica Duncan, Elisabeth Garner, Donatella Greco, Wendy Harcourt, Marit S. Haugen, Susie Jacobs, Lori Ann McVay, Ilona Matysiak, Peter Mollinga, Janet Momsen, Angela Mosso, Caoimhe Ni Dhonaill, Nargiza Nizamedinkhodjayeva, Mark Riley, Carolyn Sachs, Heather Sangster, Sally Shortall, Susanne Stenbacka, Margreet van der Burg, Chiara Zanetti