In this Book
- Prairie Patrimony: Family, Farming, and Community in the Midwest
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Studies in Rural Culture
summary
Drawing on a decade-long ethnographic study of seven Illinois farming communities, Salamon demonstrates how family land transfers serve as the mechanism fro recreating the social relations fundamental to midwestern ethnic identities. She shows how, along with the land, families pass on a cultural patrimony that shapes practices of farm management, succession, and inheritance and that ultimately determines how land tenure and the personality of rural communities evolve.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- Part I. Culture and Midwestern Family Farmers
- 3. The Community Context
- pp. 57-90
- 4. A Typology of Family Farming Patterns
- pp. 91-116
- Part 2: Interactional Processes and Reproduction of Family and Farm
- 5. Husband, Wife, and Farm Management
- pp. 119-137
- 6. Father, Son, and Farm Succession
- pp. 138-158
- 7. Siblings and Inheritance of the Patrimony
- pp. 159-179
- 8. Social Networks: The Links to Community
- pp. 180-198
- Part 3. Implications of Family Practices beyond the Farm Bounds
- 9. Land Tenure
- pp. 201-225
- 10. Community Personality
- pp. 226-248
- Conclusion
- pp. 249-256
- Bibliography
- pp. 265-288
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469616094
Related ISBN(s)
9780807820452, 9780807845530, 9781469611181
MARC Record
OCLC
654333928
Pages
318
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No