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Autore |
Fitzgerald Deborah Kay |
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Every farm a factory : the industrial ideal in American agriculture / / Deborah Fitzgerald |
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New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2003] |
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©2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-73158-7 |
9786611731588 |
0-300-13341-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 pages) |
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Collana |
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Yale agrarian studies series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
Family farms - United States - History - 20th century |
Agricultural credit - United States - History - 20th century |
Farms, Size of - Economic aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
Farm mechanization - Economic aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
Agriculture - Capital investments - United States - History - 20th century |
Farm mortgages - United States - History - 20th century |
Business cycles - United States - History - 20th century |
Farm foreclosures - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-234). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Industrial Ideal in American Agriculture -- 2. By the Numbers: Economics and Management in Agriculture -- 3. Agricultural Engineers and Industrialization -- 4. Farms as Factories: The Emergence of Large-Scale Farming -- 5. The Campbell Farming Corporation -- 6. Collectivization and Industrialization: Learning from the Soviets -- Conclusion: Changing the Landscape -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index |
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