This book presents a critical analysis of the anti-democratic and pro-authoritarian ideologies
that exist in rural communities in the United States. The author book also explores and
recontextualizes existing research in rural education within this anti-democratic framework as
well as theorizing the consequences of this ideology as it takes place in the rural United
States specifically in regards to the physical and ideological shaping of rural communities to
meet the needs of capitalist accumulation. Finally it discusses the ways rural youth can
reclaim the public sphere within their communities through critical education.
