American Agriculture : From Farm Families to Agribusiness (American Ways)

Wetherington, Mark V.

Rowman & Littlefield（2024/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 240 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781538199978
• DDC分類 338.10973

Full Description

American Agriculture tells the story of farming in American from contact between Native Americans and Europeans to the present. Agricultural historian Mark V. Wetherington provide a narrative overview of significant historical trends explored through specific crop regions and their emergence over time. He traces the decline of the family farm that at one time formed the backbone of America's agrarian culture and the emergence of large industrial farms that overproduce subsidized commodity crops. American Agriculture provides a narrative overview of significant historical trends explored through specific crop regions and their emergence over time. It is interdisciplinary in approach and places the major themes and topics within the broader context of the nation's history. This book will be essential reading to anyone interesting in the past, present, or future of American farming.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Beginnings
Chapter Two: Crop Regions
Chapter Three: Market Revolutions
Chapter Four: Civil War and Reconstructions
Chapter Five: Home on the Range?
Chapter Six: Two World Wars and the Great Depression
Chapter Seven: Get Big or Get Out
Chapter Eight: The Future: What Kind of Agriculture Do You Want?
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