American dreams, rural realities : family farms in crisis /

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Author / Creator:Barlett, Peggy F., 1947-
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
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ISBN:0807820679 (alk. paper)
0807843997 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-296) and index.
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