The Rural and Peripheral in Regional Development: An Alternative Perspective The Rural and Peripheral in Regional Development: An Alternative Perspective , by Peter de Souza, Routledge, Abingdon, 2018. 268 Pp., £120.00 (Hbk), Isbn 9780415793230, from £20.00(E-Book), Isbn 9781315211183. Https://Www.routledge.com/The-Rural-And-Peripheral-In-Regional-Development-An-Alternative-Perspective/De-Souza/P/Book/9780415793230