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Homesick - by Emily Walton

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  • A racial demographic transition has come to rural northern New England.
  • About the Author: Emily Walton is Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College.
  • 168 Pages
  • Social Science,

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Book Synopsis



A racial demographic transition has come to rural northern New England. White population losses sit alongside racial and ethnic minority population gains in nearly all of the small towns of the Upper Valley region spanning New Hampshire and Vermont. Homesick considers these trends in a part of the country widely considered to be progressive, offering new insights on the ways white residents maintain racial hierarchies even there.

Walton focuses on the experiences of mostly well-educated migrants of color moving to the area to take well-paid jobs - in this case in health care, higher education, software development, and engineering. Walton shows that white residents maintain their social position through misrecognition--a failure or unwillingness to see people of color as legitimate, welcome, and valuable members of the community. The ultimate impact of such misrecognition is a profound sense of homesickness, a deep longing for a place in which one can feel safe, wanted, and accepted.

Tightly and sensitively argued, this book helps us better understand how to recognize and unsettle such processes of exclusion in diversifying spaces in general.



Review Quotes




" A well-argued book, using multiple data sources to build the case that despite its progressive identity, the Upper Valley is not particularly inclusive or welcoming to people of color. Well-written, and with a clear story and sharp analysis, Homesick is a great book for the classroom and beyond." --Sarah Mayorga, Brandeis University

"A beautifully written and engaging manuscript that fills a conspicuous void in the academic literature on rural America and specifically immigration and demographic change in the rural United States. This book marks an important contribution to the sociological literature on race and on rurality." --Leah Schmalzbauer, Amherst College



About the Author



Emily Walton is Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Genre: Social Science
Number of Pages: 168
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Emily Walton
Language: English
Street Date: November 25, 2025
TCIN: 1002483396
UPC: 9781503643932
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-6215
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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