Fred Buttel, (1948-2005) was a professor of rural sociology and environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Buttel was previously a professor of rural sociology at Cornell University. He received a Ph.D. in rural sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975. Wikipedia
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