William H. Friedland, Amy E. Barton, Robert J. Thomas

Manufacturing Green Gold

Capital, Labor, and Technology in the Lettuce Industry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1981, this book examines the ways in which social groups interact in the making of iceberg lettuce in American society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9780521285841
• ISBN-10: 0521285844
• Artikelnr.: 26654491

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Agriculture and the comparative analysis of production systems
2. Theory and method
3. The social organization of lettuce production
4. Projected consequences of technological change in the lettuce industry
5. Conclusion
Appendix 1. Basis for calculation of displacement numbers and rates
Notes
Bibliography
Index.