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The image of the family farm as storehouse of the traditional values that built this nation -- self-reliance, resourcefulness, civic pride, family strength, concern for neighbors and community, honesty, and friendliness -- persists, as many recent surveys show. But the reality of this rich tradition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garkovich, Lorraine, 1950-
Otros Autores: Bokemeier, Janet L., Foote, Barbara, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
Temas:
Family farms > Kentucky > Case studies.
Rural families > Kentucky > Case studies.
Exploitations agricoles familiales > Kentucky > Études de cas.
Familles rurales > Kentucky > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Rural.
Family farms.
Rural conditions.
Rural families.
Kentucky > Rural conditions > Case studies.
Kentucky > Conditions rurales > Études de cas.
Kentucky.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The image of the family farm as storehouse of the traditional values that built this nation -- self-reliance, resourcefulness, civic pride, family strength, concern for neighbors and community, honesty, and friendliness -- persists, as many recent surveys show. But the reality of this rich tradition is rapidly changing, eroding the security once represented by these nostalgic images of rural America. Although the United States is still by far the world's leading overall producer of agricultural products, the number of American families making their livelihood through farming is much diminished,
Descripción Física:1 online resource (250 pages)
ISBN:9780813159522
0813159520
1322597413
9781322597416
0813119219
9780813119212

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