{"product_id":"american-agriculture-hurt-professor-and-head-department-of-hi-9781557532817","title":"American Agriculture: A Brief History, Rev. Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eR. Douglas Hurt's brief history of American agriculture, from the prehistoric period through the twentieth century, is written for anyone coming to this subject for the first time. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Agriculture\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of considerable achievement and success, but it is also a story of greed, racism, and violence. Hurt offers a provocative look at a history that has been shaped by the best and worst of human nature. Here is the background essential for understanding the complexity of American agricultural history, from the transition to commercial agriculture during the colonial period to the failure of government policy following World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with maps, drawings, and over seventy splendid photographs, this revised edition closes with an examination of the troubled landscape at the turn of the twenty-first century. It also provides a ready reference to the economic, social, political, scientific, and technological changes that have most affected farming in America and the contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and women. This survey will serve as a text for courses in the history of American agriculture and rural studies as well as a supplementary text for economic history and rural sociology courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. Douglas Hurt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557532818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557532817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purdue University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"R. Douglas Hurt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044906103039,"sku":"9781557532817","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ca2e1ab-54ba-4d27-9abe-db35eb8ee7ae.jpg?v=1684975605","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-agriculture-hurt-professor-and-head-department-of-hi-9781557532817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}