Manufacturing Green Gold - Capital, Labor, and Technology in the Lettuce Industry

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

List of contents

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.

Summary

Originally published in 1981, this book examines the ways in which social groups interact in the making of a common food in American society: iceberg lettuce. The major questions posed by the research, however, extend beyond the features of one agricultural product, as the authors analyse the organization of industrial production.

Product details

• Authors: Amy E. Barton, William H. Friedland, Robert J. Thomas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2013
• EAN: 9780521285841
• ISBN: 978-0-521-28584-1
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 259 g
• Series: Cambridge Computer Science Tex
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches