Author: Helen TheodoropoulosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Impact of Agriculture on Social Characteristics of Rural Communities in San Joaquin Valley, California
Author: Helen TheodoropoulosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Effects of Agriculture and Ethnicity of Residents on the Social Conditions of Rural Communities in San Joaquin Valley, California
Author: Helen TheodoropoulosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Rural California Report
Author: In the Struggle
Author: Daniel J. O'ConnellPublisher: New Village Press
ISBN: 1613321244
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A call to action in an ongoing battle against industrial agriculture From the early twentieth century and across generations to the present, In the Struggle brings together the stories of eight politically engaged scholars, documenting their opposition to industrial-scale agribusiness in California. As the narrative unfolds, their previously censored and suppressed research, together with personal accounts of intimidation and subterfuge, is introduced into the public arena for the first time. In the Struggle lays out historic, subterranean confrontations over water rights, labor organizing, and the corruption of democratic principles and public institutions. As California’s rural economy increasingly consolidates into the hands of land barons and corporations, the scholars’ work shifts from analyzing problems and formulating research methods to organizing resistance and building community power. Throughout their engagement, they face intense political blowback as powerful economic interests work to pollute and undermine scientific inquiry and the civic purposes of public universities. The findings and the pressure put upon the work of these scholars—Paul Taylor, Ernesto Galarza, and Isao Fujimoto among them—are a damning indictment of the greed and corruption that flourish under industrial-scale agriculture. After almost a century of empirical evidence and published research, a definitive finding becomes clear: land consolidation and economic monopoly are fundamentally detrimental to democracy and the well-being of rural societies.
Social Aspects of Agriculture in the Westside of the San Joaquin Valley
Author: Kristi M. BranchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural wastes
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The Measure of California Agriculture
Author: Harold O. CarterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Report
Author: Annual Report
Author: California Water Resources CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Rural South In Crisis
Author: Lionel J BeaulieuPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000305317
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book captures the views of students of rural America on the serious state of affaire in rural South areas and on the strategies for stimulating improvements in the well-being of rural Southerners. It spurs policymakers, leaders, and rural residents to redress the ills of the rural South.
The Sociology of Food and Agriculture
Author: Michael CarolanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136488162
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
As interest has increased in topics such as the globalization of the agrifood system, food security, and food safety, the subjects of food and agriculture are making their way into a growing number of courses in disciplines within the social sciences and the humanities, like sociology and food studies. This book is an introductory textbook aimed at undergraduate students, and is suitable for those with little or no background in sociology. The author starts by looking at the recent development of agriculture under capitalism and neo-liberal regimes and the transformation of farming from a small-scale, family-run business to a globalized system. The consequent changes in rural employment and role of multinationals in controlling markets are described. Topics such as the global hunger and obesity challenges, GM foods, and international trade and subsidies are assessed as part of the world food economy. The second section of the book focuses on community impacts, food and culture, and diversity. Later chapters examine topics such as food security, alternative and social movements, food sovereignty, local versus global, and fair trade. All chapters include learning objectives and recommendations for further reading to aid student learning.