| Description |
1 online resource (329 pages) |
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California Studies in Critical Human Geography ; 11 |
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California studies in critical human geography ; 11.
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| Contents |
Cover; Agrarian Dreams; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Maps; 1. Agrarian Dreams; 2. Finding the Way: Roads to Organic Production; 3. Organic Farming: Ideal Practices and Practical Ideals; 4. California Dreaming: California's Agro-Industrial Legacy; 5. Organic Sediment: A Geography of Organic Production; 6. Conventionalizing Organic: From Social Movement to Industry via Regulation; 7. Organic Regulation Ramified; 8. California Organics, Fifteen Years On; 9. The Agrarian Answer?; Appendix; Notes |
| Summary |
In this groundbreaking study of organic farming, Julie Guthman challenges accepted wisdom about organic food and agriculture in the Golden State. Many continue to believe that small-scale organic farming is the answer to our environmental and health problems, but Guthman refutes popular portrayals that pit ""small organic"" against ""big organic"" and offers an alternative analysis that underscores the limits of an organic label as a pathway to transforming agriculture. This second edition includes a thorough investigation of the federal organic program, a discussion of how the cert |
| Analysis |
agriculture |
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american agriculture |
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anthropology |
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big organic |
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business and industry |
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california |
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californian agriculture |
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career |
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economics |
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environmental problems |
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environmental studies |
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farmers and farming |
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farming |
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federal government |
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federal organic program |
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food studies |
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food |
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geography |
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golden state |
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health problems |
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history |
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organic agriculture |
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organic certification |
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organic farming |
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organic food |
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organic label |
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politics |
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small organic |
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small scale organic farming |
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sociology |
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transforming agriculture |
| Notes |
GlossaryReferences; Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- California
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Organic farming -- California
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Sustainable agriculture.
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sustainable agriculture (discipline)
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Agriculture
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Organic farming
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Sustainable agriculture
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California
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780520959132 |
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0520959132 |
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0520277465 |
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9780520277465 |
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1306878373 |
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9781306878371 |
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