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Transformation of Rural Life : Southern Illinois, 1890-1990 by Jane Adams (1994, Trade Paperback)

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Publisher: University of North Carolina Press. Number of Pages: 352. Weight: 1.15 lbs. Publication Date: 1994-12-16. ISBN13: 9780807844793.

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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-100807844799

ISBN-139780807844793

eBay Product ID (ePID)402042

Product Key Features

Book TitleTransformation of Rural Life : Southern Illinois, 1890-1990

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCustoms & Traditions, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Sociology / Rural

Publication Year1994

FeaturesNew Edition

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorJane Adams

Book SeriesStudies in Rural Culture Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN94-004176

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsA significant case study and a well-written and attractively produced book. . . . A major contribution to our field.Agricultural History, [A] strong and important contribution to the history of rural life in the United States.Journal of American History, Adams . . . communicates a love of place and an empathy with people that is captivating.Anthropological Quarterly, Adams . . . communicates a love of place and an empathy with people that is captivating. Anthropological Quarterly, [A] strong and important contribution to the history of rural life in the United States. Journal of American History, A significant case study and a well-written and attractively produced book. . . . A major contribution to our field. Agricultural History

Dewey Decimal977.3/99504

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisJane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and understood in the twentieth century. Reconstructing the histories of seven farms, she places the details of daily life within the context of political and economic change. Adams identifies contradictions that, on a personal level, influenced relations between children and parents, men and women, and bosses and laborers, and that, more generally, changed structures of power within the larger rural community.In this historical ethnography, Adams traces two contradictory narratives: one stresses plenitude—rich networks of neighbors and kin, the ability to supply families from the farm, the generosity shown to those in need—while the other stresses the acute hardships and oppressive class, gender, and age inequities that characterized farm life. The New Deal and World War II disrupted both patterns, as the increased capital necessary for successful farming forced many to move from agriculture to higher-paid nonfarm work. This shift also changed the structure of the farm household, as homes modernized and women found work off the farm. Adams concludes that large-scale bureaucracies leveled existing class distinctions and that community networks eroded as farmers came to realize an improved standard of living., Jane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and understood in the twentieth century. Reconstructing the histories of seven farms, she places the details of daily life within the context of political and economic change. Adams identifies contradictions that, on a personal level, influenced relations between children and parents, men and women, and bosses and laborers, and that, more generally, changed structures of power within the larger rural community. In this historical ethnography, Adams traces two contradictory narratives: one stresses plenitude--rich networks of neighbors and kin, the ability to supply families from the farm, the generosity shown to those in need--while the other stresses the acute hardships and oppressive class, gender, and age inequities that characterized farm life. The New Deal and World War II disrupted both patterns, as the increased capital necessary for successful farming forced many to move from agriculture to higher-paid nonfarm work. This shift also changed the structure of the farm household, as homes modernized and women found work off the farm. Adams concludes that large-scale bureaucracies leveled existing class distinctions and that community networks eroded as farmers came to realize an improved standard of living., Jane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and understood in the twentieth century. Reconstructing the histories of seven farms, she places the details of daily life within the context of political and economic change. Adams identifies contradictions that, on a personal level, influenced relations between children and parents, men and women, and bosses and laborers, and that, more generally, changed structures of power within the larger rural community. In this historical ethnography, Adams traces two contradictory narratives: one stresses plenitude -- rich networks of neighbors and kin, the ability to supply families from the farm, the generosity shown to those in need -- while the other stresses the acute hardships and oppressive class, gender, and age inequities that characterized farm life. The New Deal and World War II disrupted both patterns, as the increased capital necessary for successful farming forced many to move from agriculture to higher-paid nonfarm work. This shift also changed the structure of the farm household, as homes modernized and women found work off the farm. Adams concludes that large-scale bureaucracies leveled existing class distinctions and that community networks eroded as farmers came to realize an improved standard of living., Jane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and understood in the twentieth century. Reconstructing the histories of seven farms, she places the details of daily life within the context of political and economic change., Jane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and understood in the twentieth century. Reconstructing the histories of seven farms, she places the details of daily life within the context of political and economic change. Adams identifies contradictions that, on a personal level, influenced relations between children and parents, men and women, and bosses and laborers, and that, more generally, changed structures of power within the larger rural community. In this historical ethnography, Adams traces two contradictory narratives: one stresses plenitude ? rich networks of neighbors and kin, the ability to supply families from the farm, the generosity shown to those in need ? while the other stresses the acute hardships and oppressive class, gender, and age inequities that characterized farm life. The New Deal and World War II disrupted both patterns, as the increased capital necessary for successful farming forced many to move from agriculture to higher-paid nonfarm work. This shift also changed the structure of the farm household, as homes modernized and women found work off the farm. Adams concludes that large-scale bureaucracies leveled existing class distinctions and that community networks eroded as farmers came to realize an improved standard of living.

LC Classification Number94-4176 [F]