Class, Gender, and the American Family Farm in the 20th Century - 9781138638808

Taylor & Francis

Class, Gender, and the American Family Farm in the 20th CenturyAuthor(s): Elizabeth Ramey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138638808, 978-1138638808\nSynopsis\nIntegrating a focus on gender with Marxs surplus-based notion of class, this book offers a one-of-a-kind analysis of family farms in the United States. The analysis shows how gender and class struggles developed during important moments in the history of these family farms shaped the trajectory of [url] agricultural development. It also generates surprising insights about the family farm we thought we knew, as well as the food and agricultural system today. \n\nElizabeth A. Ramey theorizes the family farm as a complex hybrid of mostly feudal and ancient class structures. This class-based definition of the family farm yields unique insights into three broad aspects of [url] agricultural history. First, the analysis highlights the crucial, yet under-recogni.