Farm families & change in twentieth-century AmericaMark Friedberger.

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Friedberger, Mark [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813162881

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

HD1476 .F376 1988

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Subject: The farm family is a unique institution, perhaps the last remnant, in an increasingly complex world, of a simpler social order in which economic and domestic activities were inextricably bound together. In the past few years, however, American agriculture has suffered huge losses, and family farmers have seen their way of life threatened by economic forces beyond their control. At a time when agriculture is at a crossroads, this study provides a needed historical perspective on the problems family farmers have faced since the turn of the century. For analysis Mark Friedberger has chosen two ...

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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	HD1476.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn900345198

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Corn-Belt Farming; 2. Central Valley Ranching; 3. Land Tenure; 4. Inheritance; 5. Credit; 6. Family; 7. Community; 8. Corn-Belt Crisis; 9. Central Valley Crisis; Conclusion; A Note on Sources and Methods; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.

The farm family is a unique institution, perhaps the last remnant, in an increasingly complex world, of a simpler social order in which economic and domestic activities were inextricably bound together. In the past few years, however, American agriculture has suffered huge losses, and family farmers have seen their way of life threatened by economic forces beyond their control. At a time when agriculture is at a crossroads, this study provides a needed historical perspective on the problems family farmers have faced since the turn of the century. For analysis Mark Friedberger has chosen two ...

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