Harvest Of Dissent: Agrarianism In Nineteenth Century New York
Editorial Reviews
Choice, March 2006, by K.G. Wilkison
"[F]ounded upon an apparently complete reading of all relevant archival sources, this will become an important work...Highly recommended."
Book Description
With an elegant blend of political, social, and economic history, Thomas Summerhill's _Harvest of Dissent_ investigates the character of agrarian movements in nineteenth-century New York to reexamine the nature of Northern farmers' embrace of or resistance to the emergence of capitalist market agriculture. Taking the long view, _Harvest of Dissent_ brings together the events of nearly a century of agrarian radicalism in central New York, from the Anti-Rent movement to the Grange, as part of a whole.
Based on an unprecedented amount of primary material research, _Harvest of Dissent_ presents a richly detailed picture of the farmers' lives and what the new market meant for their families, communities, and labor. Summerhill convincingly demonstrates how protracted and contingent the process of drawing farmers into capitalist markets actually was, and how the farmers selectively and creatively resisted it. Finally, Summerhill's careful analysis of political economy also overturns several cornerstones of previous thinking about nineteenth-century farmer movements, linking the rural household economy to politics and demonstrating a consistency between farmers' personal economic decisions and their political activities.
Harvest Of Dissent: Agrarianism In Nineteenth Century New York,Thomas Summerhill,University of Illinois Press,0252029763,1775-1865,1865-1950,19th century,Agriculture,Farmers,History,History - General History,History - U.S.,History: American,Land reform,New York (State),Political History,Political activity,Political aspects,Politics and government,Sociology - Rural,United States - 19th Century,United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic
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