{"product_id":"a-companion-to-american-agricultural-history-hardback-9781119632221","title":"A Companion to American Agricultural History (Hardback) 9781119632221","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to American Agricultural History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. Douglas Hurt (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119632221, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 May 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.6 x 18.5 x 4.3 cm, 1.497 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a solid foundation for understanding American agricultural history and offers new directions for research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Agricultural History\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the key aspects of America's complex agricultural past from 8,000 BCE to the first decades of the twenty-first century. Bringing together more than thirty original essays by both established and emerging scholars, this innovative volume presents a succinct and accessible overview of American agricultural history while delivering a state-of-the-art assessment of modern scholarship on a diversity of subjects, themes, and issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays provide readers with starting points for their exploration of American agricultural history—whether in general or in regards to a specific topic—and highlights the many ways the agricultural history of America is of integral importance to the wider American experience. Individual essays trace the origin and development of agricultural politics and policies, examine changes in science, technology, and government regulations, offer analytical suggestions for new research areas, discuss matters of ethnicity and gender in American agriculture, and more. This \u003ci\u003eCompanion:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to a uniquely wide range of topics within the study of American agricultural history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a narrative summary and a critical examination of field-defining works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces specific topics within American agricultural history such as agrarian reform, agribusiness, and agricultural power and production\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the impacts of American agriculture on different groups including Native Americans, African Americans, and European, Asian, and Latinx immigrants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eViews the agricultural history of America through new interdisciplinary lenses of race, class, and the environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores depictions of American agriculture in film, popular music, literature, and art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to American Agricultural History\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for introductory students and general readers seeking a concise overview of the subject, and for graduate students and scholars wanting to learn about a particular aspect of American agricultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Douglas Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Regional 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Native American Agriculture before European Contact 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGayle Fritz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 North American Colonial Agriculture 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaylor Spence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Early National America, 1789-1830: Laying the Foundation for Nineteenth-Century Agricultural Growth 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames L. Huston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Agricultural Power and Production in Antebellum America 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly Houston Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Making the Rural Midwest: Commodities and Communities 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.L. Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Great Plains 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas D. Isern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Post-Civil War Southern Agriculture 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeannie Whayne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Three Eras of California Agriculture: Wheat, Specialty Crops, Cotton 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Vaught\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 American Indian Agriculture 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid H. DeJong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Cities and Agriculture in America 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew C. Baker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Science, Technology, and Environment 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Historians' Corner: American Agricultural Science 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan I Marcus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Agricultural Technology 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Nienkamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Plant Sciences: A Brief History 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren-Beth G. Scholthof\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 A Counterculture Agriculture: Organic Farming in a Commercial Food Age 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid D. Vail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Agricultural History's Agroecological Turn 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark D. Hersey and Albert G. Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Ethnicity and Gender 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 African Americans in Twentieth-Century Agriculture 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCherisse Jones-Branch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Gender and Agriculture 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara Egge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Migrant Labor 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy Gabin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Politics and Policy 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Evolving Boundaries: \"The People's Department\" across Three Centuries 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Effland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Agrarian Reform: The Grange, the Farmers' Alliance, and Populism 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnie L. Lester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Agricultural Organization in the Twentieth Century: Progressives, Radicals, and Social Activists 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy K. Berlage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Development of American Agricultural Policy 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Coppess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Irrigation, Reclamation, and Water Rights 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Q. Cannon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Consumers, Producers, and the Shifting Logic of Food Safety 327\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKendra Smith-Howard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Meatpacking 341\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilson J. Warren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Agribusiness 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter A. Coclanis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Culture 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Rural Life 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMegan Birk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Agriculture and Art 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTravis Nygard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Agriculture in US Literature 409\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn C. Dolan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Blues, Country Music, and American Agriculture 421\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph M. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Agriculture and Film 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDebra A. Reid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 453\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara E. 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