Farm families and change in twentieth-century America / Mark Friedberger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedberger, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family farms--United States.

Family farms.

United States.

Families--United States.

Families.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

United States--Rural conditions.

Rural conditions.

Physical Description:

x, 282 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, [1988]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographical notes and index.

ISBN:

0813116368 :

OCLC:

187318222