| On the whole, the devotees of romantic ruralism won out, seeking to rule Iraq through the tribal sheiks. |
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| Many locals tend to respond in the affirmative, perhaps in the spirit of romantic ruralism that so often possesses modern urban souls. |
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| If Edmonton can't support a jazz festival then it is a reflection of Edmonton's ruralism and redneck attitude, not the efforts of the Edmonton Jazz Festival! |
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| To be fair, that's not the only brief glimpse of promise here, but none ever stand out enough to save this album from its affected ruralism and tired, countryfied stylings. |
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| In Minho, the greenest region of Portugal, we can appreciate its historical and architectonic heritage, share its ruralism, its rich handicraft, and the most colorful popular culture. |
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| It is a sonic tribute to the continent's prevailing duality of urbanism and ruralism, by way of a journey back to the essence of the dwellers of this land. |
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| Jerusalem adds another layer to the new ruralism. |
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| Meanwhile, the pigs play an essential part, as do paper chains, as do copies of Thoreau's 19th-century manifesto on ruralism and self-sufficiency, Walden. |
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| The English have a deep, unexamined longing for a connection to the countryside they were expelled from centuries ago by enclosure and industry, but that longing manifests itself most commonly in comfortable ruralism. |
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| This is an insinuating record, a sunshine-and-haywains counterpart to the sinister English ruralism of the likes of Hacker Farm, but one that nags at you once its charms are clear. |
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| At the end of the cycle Roman culture was turning its back upon ruralism and moving into a culture that was to be chiefly urban during an entire millennium. |
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