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Agrarian dreams : the paradox of organic farming in California / Julie Guthman.
De Gruyter University of California Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guthman, Julie, author.
- Series:
- California studies in critical human geography ; 11.
- California Studies in Critical Human Geography ; 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Organic farming--California.
- Organic farming.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this groundbreaking study of organic farming, Julie Guthman challenges accepted wisdom about organic food and agriculture in the Golden State. Many continue to believe that small-scale organic farming is the answer to our environmental and health problems, but Guthman refutes popular portrayals that pit "small organic" against "big organic" and offers an alternative analysis that underscores the limits of an organic label as a pathway to transforming agriculture. This second edition includes a thorough investigation of the federal organic program, a discussion of how the certification arena has continued to grow and change since its implementation, and an up-to-date guide to the structure of the organic farming sector. Agrarian Dreams delivers an indispensable examination of organic farming in California and will appeal to readers in a variety of areas, including food studies, agriculture, environmental studies, anthropology, sociology, geography, and history.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Agrarian Dreams
- 2. Finding the Way: Roads to Organic Production
- 3. Organic Farming: Ideal Practices and Practical Ideals
- 4. California Dreaming: California's Agro-Industrial Legacy
- 5. Organic Sediment: A Geography of Organic Production
- 6. Conventionalizing Organic: From Social Movement to Industry via Regulation
- 7. Organic Regulation Ramified
- 8. California Organics, Fifteen Years On
- 9. The Agrarian Answer?
- Appendix
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780520959132
- 0520959132
- OCLC:
- 881570964
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