| American Dreams, Rural Realities: Family Farms in Crisis Contributor(s): Barlett, Peggy F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807843997 ISBN-13: 9780807843994 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1993 Annotation: This book draws on the stories and words of over a hundred farm families in an average county in Georgia's prime agricultural region to construct an account of the disaster years and their consequences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Social Science | Sociology - Rural |
| Dewey: 338.16 |
| LCCN: 92-18027 |
| Lexile Measure: 1530 |
| Series: Studies in Rural Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.22" W x 9.22" (1.17 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using Dodge County, Georgia, as a case study, Peggy Barlett reveals consumerism, individualism, and short-term decision making as the greatest threats to the family farm. "This book is of value not only to students of agriculture and rural sociology but also to city dwellers attempting to understand the lure and frustration of family farming.--Choice "An excellent, well-written study that substantially expands our understanding of connections between the micro level of households and the macro level of cultural trends.--American Journal of Sociology |