| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (329 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
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. |
| Note |
GlossaryReferences; Index. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- California.
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Agriculture. |
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California. |
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Organic farming -- California.
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Organic farming. |
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Sustainable agriculture.
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Sustainable agriculture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Guthman, Julie. Agrarian Dreams : The Paradox of Organic Farming in California. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2014 9780520277465 |
| ISBN |
9780520959132 (electronic book) |
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0520959132 (electronic book) |
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9780520277465 |
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