The Transformation of Rural Life: Southern Illinois, 1890-1990

(Part of the Studies in Rural Culture Series)

by Jane Adams

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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,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807844799

ISBN13:9780807844793

Release Date:December 1994

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.18 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.8" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Education & Reference Historical Study & Educational Resources History Politics & Social Sciences Reference Rural Social Science Social Sciences Sociology State & Local

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