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Rooted resistance : agrarian myth in modern America / Ross Singer, Stephanie Grey, Jeff Motter.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Singer, Ross, 1980- author.
Grey, Stephanie Houston, 1965- author.
Motter, Jeff, 1977- author.
Series:
Food and foodways (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Food and foodways
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Organic farming--United States--Case studies.
Organic farming.
Agriculture--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.
Agriculture.
Food--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.
Food.
Anti-globalization movement--United States--Case studies.
Anti-globalization movement.
Agricultural systems--United States--Case studies.
Agricultural systems.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 310 pages).
Place of Publication:
Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, [2020]
Summary:
"This monograph uses a series of case studies to explore the agrarian myth in modern America and its intersection with movements for food system change, including the organic and fair trade movements in the United States. The authors suggest that agrarian myth continues to provide a rhetorical pathway for positive systemic change in the food system"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Home Front Plants Agrarian Munitions
Country Life Defends Yeoman Democracy
The Southern Agrarians Take Their Stand
Rodale's Jeremiad Inspires the Organic Movement
The South Central Farmers Cultivate a Precarious Community
Chipotle Brands Agrarian Innocence
RAM Mechanizes God's Farmer
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781610757256
1610757254

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