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Every farm a factory the industrial ideal in American agriculture
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Title
Every farm a factory [electronic resource] : the industrial ideal in American agriculture / Deborah Fitzgerald.
ISBN
0300088132
0300133413
9780300088137
9780300133417
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 242 pages) : illustrations.
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Summary
During the early part of the 20th century farming in America was transformed from a pre-industrial to an industrial activity. This book explores the modernization of the 1920s, which saw farmers adopt not just new technology, but also the financial cultural & ideological apparatus of industrialism.
Variant and related titles
EBSCOhost eBook collection, Yale University Press.
Other formats
Print version: Fitzgerald, Deborah Kay. Every farm a factory. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 07, 2019
Series
Yale agrarian studies series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-234).
Contents
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Industrial Ideal in American Agriculture""; ""2 By the Numbers: Economics and Management in Agriculture""; ""3 Agricultural Engineers and Industrialization""; ""4 Farms as Factories: The Emergence of Large-Scale Farming""; ""5 The Campbell Farming Corporation""; ""6 Collectivization and Industrialization: Learning from the Soviets""; ""Conclusion: Changing the Landscape""; ""Appendix""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
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