{"product_id":"subsistence-agriculture-in-the-us-ashley-colby-9780367458720","title":"Subsistence Agriculture in the Us: Reconnecting to Work, Nature and Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eFocusing on ethnography and interviews with subsistence food producers, this book explores the resilience, innovation and creativity taking place in subsistence agriculture in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo date, researchers interested in alternative food networks have often overlooked the somewhat hidden, unorganized population of household food producers. \u003ci\u003eSubsistence Agriculture in the US\u003c\/i\u003e fills this gap in the existing literature by examining the lived experiences of people taking part in subsistence food production. Over the course of the book, Colby draws on accounts from a broad and diverse network of people who are hunting, fishing, gardening, keeping livestock and gathering and looks in depth at the way in which these practical actions have transformed their relationship to labor and land. She also explores the broader implications of this pro-environmental activity for social change and sustainable futures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a combination of rigorous academic investigation and engagement with pressing social issues, this book will be of great interest to scholars of sustainable consumption, environmental sociology and social movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashley Colby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367458721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367458720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Ashley Colby","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44920036294911,"sku":"9780367458720","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa52f1f6-72d4-43e1-8568-e7e2d9b0a00c.jpg?v=1710360032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/subsistence-agriculture-in-the-us-ashley-colby-9780367458720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}