Emily Walton is Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College.

"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

"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

"Homesick is intellectually generative, and a model for new directions in our field. We need more books about racial heterogeneity and racial exclusions in parts of the country like the Upper Valley. We need more scholarship on rural gentrification, and, in general, on rural life. This book sets a high bar by tackling several understudied dimensions of contemporary life at once, and I urge others to follow Walton's fine example." --Japonica Brown-Saracino, Social Forces

"The book's clarity, conceptual rigor and attention to lived experience make it a valuable contribution to scholarship on race, place and belonging. ReadingHomesickinvites reflection on how we come to know whether a place is home. Walton shows that belonging is not simply about residence, intention, or attachment, but about recognition and about being seen as someone who belongs without qualification." --Amy Clarke, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Pub date: 2025-11-25

Length: 164 pages