The 4-H Harvest: Sexuality and the State in Rural America
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073QYTJ9H |
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| Number of Pages | : | 425 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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The 4-H Harvest shows how 4-H, like the countryside it often symbolizes, is the product of the modernist ambition to efficiently govern rural economies, landscapes, and populations.The book is published by University of Pennsylvania Press."Original, surprising, deeply-sourced, convincing, and a delightful read." (James C. Department of Agriculture, has enrolled more than 70 million Americans over the last century. 4-H, the iconic rural youth program run by the U.S. Rosenberg's masterful history of 4-H is the first in-depth study of an institution that every historian of agriculture, not to mention every rural American, recognizes as an essential component of the modern rural landscape." (Shane Hamilton, University of Georgia). Scott, Yale University)"This beautifully crafted study offers a braided history of the state, the body, and the countryside… The 4-H Harvest is an absorbing and utterly original read." (Margot Canaday, Princeton University)"Gabriel N. In their place, 4-H would cultivate efficient, capital-intensive farms and convince rural people to trust federal expertise.Gabriel N. Rosenberg provocatively argues that public