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Civic agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : reconnecting farm, food, and community / / Thomas A. Lyson
| Civic agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : reconnecting farm, food, and community / / Thomas A. Lyson |
| Autore | Lyson Thomas A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Medford, Mass., : Tufts University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Collana | Civil society : historical and contemporary perspectives |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States
Agriculture - Social aspects - United States Agriculture, Cooperative - United States Community development - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-89618-4
1-61168-303-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 | Introduction: Community Agriculture and Local Food Systems; Civic Agriculture; Farming and Food Today; A Place for Civic Agriculture; Plan of the Book; 2 | From Subsistence to Production: How American Agriculture Was Made Modern; Agriculture and Rural Life; The Emergence of Modern Economic Forms; Early Agricultural Development; Three Agricultural Revolutions; The Social Construction of Modern Economic Categories; Civic Economy, Economic Embeddedness, and the Informal Economy; The Civic/Embedded Economy in the United States
3 | Going Global: The Industrialization and Consolidation of Agriculture and Food Production in the United StatesFrom Craft Production to Mass Production; The Trend toward Concentration and Consolidation; Changing Geography of Production; Distancing: Separating Production and Consumption; Control of Farmland; Labor Intensification; Supply Chains; 4 | The Global Supply Chain; The Global Food System; The Jolly Green Giant as a Corporate Migrant; Grocery Wars; Corporate Reach: The Men and Women behind the Food System; Whither the Poor Consumer?; 5 | Toward a Civic Agriculture Moving toward Civic AgricultureTheoretical Underpinnings of Civic Agriculture; Walter Goldschmidt's Landmark Study; Production Districts; Two Models of Agricultural Development; Neoclassical Economics versus Pragmatism; Production versus Development Frameworks; Experimental Biology versus Ecological Biology; Corporate versus Community Orientation; Corporate Middle Class versus Independent Middle Class; Political Processes and Power; Motors for Change; Civic Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture; Why Didn't Small Business Flourish?; 6 | Civic Agriculture and Community Agriculture Development Profiling Civic AgricultureCommunity-Supported Agriculture; Restaurant Agriculture; Farmers' Markets; Roadside Stands; Urban Agriculture, City Farming, Community Gardens; Measuring Civic Agriculture; 7 | From Commodity Agriculture to Civic Agriculture; Commodity Agriculture; Refashioning Farming to Fit the Marketplace; Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community: Tools for Change; Civic Agriculture: Moving from the Marketplace to the Community; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Lyson Thomas A
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| Medford, Mass., : Tufts University Press | ||
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Civic agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : reconnecting farm, food, and community / / Thomas A. Lyson
| Civic agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : reconnecting farm, food, and community / / Thomas A. Lyson |
| Autore | Lyson Thomas A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Medford, Mass., : Tufts University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Collana | Civil society : historical and contemporary perspectives |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States
Agriculture - Social aspects - United States Agriculture, Cooperative - United States Community development - United States |
| ISBN |
1-283-89618-4
1-61168-303-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 | Introduction: Community Agriculture and Local Food Systems; Civic Agriculture; Farming and Food Today; A Place for Civic Agriculture; Plan of the Book; 2 | From Subsistence to Production: How American Agriculture Was Made Modern; Agriculture and Rural Life; The Emergence of Modern Economic Forms; Early Agricultural Development; Three Agricultural Revolutions; The Social Construction of Modern Economic Categories; Civic Economy, Economic Embeddedness, and the Informal Economy; The Civic/Embedded Economy in the United States
3 | Going Global: The Industrialization and Consolidation of Agriculture and Food Production in the United StatesFrom Craft Production to Mass Production; The Trend toward Concentration and Consolidation; Changing Geography of Production; Distancing: Separating Production and Consumption; Control of Farmland; Labor Intensification; Supply Chains; 4 | The Global Supply Chain; The Global Food System; The Jolly Green Giant as a Corporate Migrant; Grocery Wars; Corporate Reach: The Men and Women behind the Food System; Whither the Poor Consumer?; 5 | Toward a Civic Agriculture Moving toward Civic AgricultureTheoretical Underpinnings of Civic Agriculture; Walter Goldschmidt's Landmark Study; Production Districts; Two Models of Agricultural Development; Neoclassical Economics versus Pragmatism; Production versus Development Frameworks; Experimental Biology versus Ecological Biology; Corporate versus Community Orientation; Corporate Middle Class versus Independent Middle Class; Political Processes and Power; Motors for Change; Civic Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture; Why Didn't Small Business Flourish?; 6 | Civic Agriculture and Community Agriculture Development Profiling Civic AgricultureCommunity-Supported Agriculture; Restaurant Agriculture; Farmers' Markets; Roadside Stands; Urban Agriculture, City Farming, Community Gardens; Measuring Civic Agriculture; 7 | From Commodity Agriculture to Civic Agriculture; Commodity Agriculture; Refashioning Farming to Fit the Marketplace; Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community: Tools for Change; Civic Agriculture: Moving from the Marketplace to the Community; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779183303321 |
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Lyson Thomas A
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| Medford, Mass., : Tufts University Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Civic agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : reconnecting farm, food, and community / / Thomas A. Lyson
| Civic agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : reconnecting farm, food, and community / / Thomas A. Lyson |
| Autore | Lyson Thomas A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Medford, Mass., : Tufts University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Collana | Civil society : historical and contemporary perspectives |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States
Agriculture - Social aspects - United States Agriculture, Cooperative - United States Community development - United States |
| ISBN |
1-283-89618-4
1-61168-303-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 | Introduction: Community Agriculture and Local Food Systems; Civic Agriculture; Farming and Food Today; A Place for Civic Agriculture; Plan of the Book; 2 | From Subsistence to Production: How American Agriculture Was Made Modern; Agriculture and Rural Life; The Emergence of Modern Economic Forms; Early Agricultural Development; Three Agricultural Revolutions; The Social Construction of Modern Economic Categories; Civic Economy, Economic Embeddedness, and the Informal Economy; The Civic/Embedded Economy in the United States
3 | Going Global: The Industrialization and Consolidation of Agriculture and Food Production in the United StatesFrom Craft Production to Mass Production; The Trend toward Concentration and Consolidation; Changing Geography of Production; Distancing: Separating Production and Consumption; Control of Farmland; Labor Intensification; Supply Chains; 4 | The Global Supply Chain; The Global Food System; The Jolly Green Giant as a Corporate Migrant; Grocery Wars; Corporate Reach: The Men and Women behind the Food System; Whither the Poor Consumer?; 5 | Toward a Civic Agriculture Moving toward Civic AgricultureTheoretical Underpinnings of Civic Agriculture; Walter Goldschmidt's Landmark Study; Production Districts; Two Models of Agricultural Development; Neoclassical Economics versus Pragmatism; Production versus Development Frameworks; Experimental Biology versus Ecological Biology; Corporate versus Community Orientation; Corporate Middle Class versus Independent Middle Class; Political Processes and Power; Motors for Change; Civic Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture; Why Didn't Small Business Flourish?; 6 | Civic Agriculture and Community Agriculture Development Profiling Civic AgricultureCommunity-Supported Agriculture; Restaurant Agriculture; Farmers' Markets; Roadside Stands; Urban Agriculture, City Farming, Community Gardens; Measuring Civic Agriculture; 7 | From Commodity Agriculture to Civic Agriculture; Commodity Agriculture; Refashioning Farming to Fit the Marketplace; Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community: Tools for Change; Civic Agriculture: Moving from the Marketplace to the Community; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828827803321 |
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Lyson Thomas A
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| Medford, Mass., : Tufts University Press | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The development of American agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : a historical analysis / / Willard W. Cochrane
| The development of American agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : a historical analysis / / Willard W. Cochrane |
| Autore | Cochrane Willard Wesley <1914-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (516 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Soggetto topico | Agriculture - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8522-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; I. Introduction; II. Agricultural Development: A Chronological History; III. The Forces of Development and Structural Change; IV. A Conceptual Model of Agricultural Development: 1950-1990; V. Summation; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457367103321 |
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Cochrane Willard Wesley <1914->
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1993 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The development of American agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : a historical analysis / / Willard W. Cochrane
| The development of American agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : a historical analysis / / Willard W. Cochrane |
| Autore | Cochrane Willard W (Willard Wesley), <1914-2012.> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (516 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Soggetto topico | Agriculture - United States - History |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8522-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; I. Introduction; II. Agricultural Development: A Chronological History; III. The Forces of Development and Structural Change; IV. A Conceptual Model of Agricultural Development: 1950-1990; V. Summation; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784380803321 |
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Cochrane Willard W (Willard Wesley), <1914-2012.>
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1993 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The development of American agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : a historical analysis / / Willard W. Cochrane
| The development of American agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : a historical analysis / / Willard W. Cochrane |
| Autore | Cochrane Willard W (Willard Wesley), <1914-2012.> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (516 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Soggetto topico | Agriculture - United States - History |
| ISBN | 0-8166-8522-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; I. Introduction; II. Agricultural Development: A Chronological History; III. The Forces of Development and Structural Change; IV. A Conceptual Model of Agricultural Development: 1950-1990; V. Summation; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808598403321 |
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Cochrane Willard W (Willard Wesley), <1914-2012.>
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1993 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Economic trends in U.S. agriculture and food systems since World War II [[electronic resource] /] / Milton C. Hallberg
| Economic trends in U.S. agriculture and food systems since World War II [[electronic resource] /] / Milton C. Hallberg |
| Autore | Hallberg M. C (Milton C.) |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ames, : Iowa State University Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Disciplina |
338.1/0973
338.130973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - United States - History
Farm ownership - United States - History Food prices - United States - History Food industry and trade - United States - History |
| ISBN |
1-281-45061-8
9786611450618 0-470-40240-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Economic Trends in U.S. Agriculture and Food Systems Since World War II; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Agriculture's Importance in the National Economy and Political Climate; 3. Farm Numbers and Sizes; 4. Farm Family Income and Wealth; 5. Farm Ownership, Tenancy, and Type; 6. Resource Use in Agriculture; 7. Farm Assets and Farm Debt; 8. Prices: Received, Paid, and Variability; 9. Agricultural Productivity and Its Implications for Farmers; 10. Agricultural Exports and Imports; 11. Total and Government Stocks of Agricultural Commodities; 12. Government Support for Farmers
13. Agricultural Cooperatives14. Domestic Consumption of Food Products and Food Marketing Costs; 15. Food-Processing, Wholesaling, and Retailing Industries; 16. Summary; Appendix 1. A Brief Chronology of American Agriculture Since 1950; Appendix 2. Statistical Tables; A1. National Income Originating in Agriculture, Farm Population and Farm Households, Farm Employment, Capital Expenditures in Agriculture, Number of Farms, and Farm Size, 1950-98 A2. Percentage Distribution of Farms and of Farm Output, and Income of Farm Families as a Percentage of Money Income of All U.S. Households by Sales Category, 1950-98A3. Income of Farm Families, 1950-98; A4. Farm Acreage and Relative Importance of Cash Receipts from Selected Farm Enterprises, 1950-98; A5. Percentage Distribution of Total Harvested Acres by Major Crop, 1950-98; A6. Farm Assets, Farm Debts, and Land Value in the United States, and Cash Rent Relative to Land Value in Iowa, 1950-98; A7. Net Farm Income and Selected Farm Expenses as a Percentage of Gross Cash Farm Income, 1950-98 A8. Real Prices of Selected Agricultural Commodities and Real Prices Paid by Farmers, 1950-98A9. Indexes of Prices Received and Paid, and Ratios of Animal Product Prices to Corn Prices, 1950-98; A10. Farm Output and Farm Inputs Used, 1950-98; A11. Crop and Animal Yields and General Productivity Measures, 1950-98; A12. Ratios of Quantities of Farm Inputs and Ratios of Prices of Farm Inputs, 1950-98; A13. Agricultural Exports, Agricultural Imports, and Trade Balances, 1950-98 A14. U.S. Production as a Percentage of World Production, World Stocks as a Percentage of World Consumption, U.S. Stocks as a Percentage of World Stocks, and U.S. Exports as a Percent of World Trade, 1950-98A15 . Quantity of Exports as a Percentage of Total Commercial Disappearance for Selected Agricultural Commodities, 1950-98; A16. Value of U.S. Agricultural Exports to Selected Countries and Regions as a Percentage of Value of Total U.S. Agricultural Exports, 1950-98; A17. Total and Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Ending Stocks as a Percentage of Domestic and Export Use, 1950-98 A18. Support Prices and Loan Rates for Agricultural Commodities as a Percentage of Market Price in the United States, 1950-98 |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996206950503316 |
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Hallberg M. C (Milton C.)
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| Ames, : Iowa State University Press, 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Every farm a factory : the industrial ideal in American agriculture / / Deborah Fitzgerald
| Every farm a factory : the industrial ideal in American agriculture / / Deborah Fitzgerald |
| Autore | Fitzgerald Deborah Kay |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Collana | Yale agrarian studies series |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-73158-7
9786611731588 0-300-13341-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452232303321 |
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Fitzgerald Deborah Kay
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| New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2003] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Every farm a factory : the industrial ideal in American agriculture / / Deborah Fitzgerald
| Every farm a factory : the industrial ideal in American agriculture / / Deborah Fitzgerald |
| Autore | Fitzgerald Deborah Kay |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Collana | Yale agrarian studies series |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
1-281-73158-7
9786611731588 0-300-13341-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777832703321 |
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Fitzgerald Deborah Kay
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| New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2003] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Every farm a factory : the industrial ideal in American agriculture / / Deborah Fitzgerald
| Every farm a factory : the industrial ideal in American agriculture / / Deborah Fitzgerald |
| Autore | Fitzgerald Deborah Kay |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2003] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.1/0973 |
| Collana | Yale agrarian studies series |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
1-281-73158-7
9786611731588 0-300-13341-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820626203321 |
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Fitzgerald Deborah Kay
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| New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2003] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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