The Good Farmer: Culture and Identity in Food and Agriculture

ISBN-13: 9781138727793 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 184 str.

Rob J. F. Burton; Jérémie Forney; Paul Stock

Opis

Developed by the leading authors in the field, this book provides a cohesive and definitive theorisation of the concept of the ‘good farmer’, addressing the blind spots that have sprung up in agri-food literature as well as providing a springboard for future research.

Spis treści

1. The ‘good farmer’: cultural dimensions of farming and social change  2. The origins of the ‘good farmer’  3. How symbols of ‘good farming’ develop: the historical development of ‘tidy farming’  4. Theorising the ‘good farmer’: from common sense category to analytical construct  5. Morality and the ‘good farmer’  6. The gendered ‘good farmer’  7. The ‘good farmer’ in communities of practice  8. Future challenges for the ‘good farmer’