American dreams, rural realities : family farms in crisis /
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| Author / Creator: | Barlett, Peggy F., 1947- |
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| Imprint: | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1993. |
| Description: | xxii, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in rural culture |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1440236 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Origins of Dodge County Farm Culture in the Wiregrass Frontier
- Chapter 2. Postwar Agricultural Transformation and the Rise of the Family Farm
- Chapter 3. The Clash of Agrarian and Industrial Values and the Part-Time Farm Solution
- Chapter 4. Large and Medium Scale Farms: Privilege, Skill, and Survival
- Chapter 5. Management Styles and Consumption Standards: Dimensions of Success
- Chapter 6. Inside the Farm Family: Transformations in Women's Marital Roles
- Chapter 7. Boom, Bust, and Insolvency: The Farm Crisis and Its Impact on Farm Families
- Chapter 8. The Determinants of Farm Survival
- Chapter 9. The Aftermath of the Crisis: Structural Change, Sustainability, and the Meaning of Farm Loss
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1. Measures of Variables
- Appendix 2. Statistical Analysis of Farm Survival
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index