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A Companion to American Agricultural History

Name: A Companion to American Agricultural History
ISBN: 9781119632184

R. Douglas Hurt,

English
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A Companion to American Agricultural History

R. Douglas Hurt,

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Provides a solid foundation for understanding American agricultural history and offersnewdirections for research

A Companion to American Agricultural History addressesthe key aspects of America's complex agricultural past from 8, 000 BCE to the first decades of the twenty-first century.Bringing together more than thirtyoriginal essays by both established and emerging scholars, this innovative volumepresentsa succinct and accessible overview of American agricultural historywhiledeliveringa state-of-the-artassessment ofmodernscholarshipon adiversityofsubjects, themes, and issues.

Theessaysprovidereaderswithstarting pointsfor theirexplorationof American agricultural history—whetherin general orin regards to a specific topic—andhighlightsthe many waysthe agricultural history of America is of integral importance to the wider American experience.Individual essaystrace the origin and development of agricultural politics and policies, examinechanges in science, technology, and government regulations, offeranalytical suggestionsfornewresearchareas, discussmatters of ethnicityand gender in American agriculture, and more.This Companion:

Introduces readers to a uniquely wide range of topics withinthe study ofAmerican agricultural history
Providesa narrative summary and a critical examination offield-definingworks
Introducesspecifictopicswithin American agricultural historysuch asagrarian reform, agribusiness, and agricultural power andproduction
Discussesthe impacts ofAmerican agricultureon different groups includingNative Americans, African Americans, andEuropean, Asian, and Latinx immigrants
Views the agricultural history of America throughnew interdisciplinary lenses of race, class, and the environment
Explores depictions of American agriculture in film, popular music, literature, and art

A Companion to American Agricultural History isan essential resource forintroductory students and general readers seeking a concise overview of the subject, and for graduate students andscholarswanting to learnabout a particular aspect of American agricultural history.

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