Revisiting The Rural Revolution in East Carolina

Revisiting The Rural Revolution in East Carolina

In 1978, as changes swept eastern North Carolina, nothing less than a "rural revolution" was heralded. Two geographers argued that mechanization of flue-cured tobacco production had "emancipated" a large labor force from agriculture and that this changeover was in turn attracting...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geographical review 2000-07, Vol.90 (3), p.432-445
1. Verfasser: Bascom, Johnathan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural labour
Agricultural mechanization
Agriculture
Coastal plains
Decentralization
Economic aspects
Employment
Factories
Geographical Record
Geography
History
Industrial development
Industrialization
Labor force
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industries
Manufacturing industry
North Carolina
Rural areas
Rural conditions
Rural economics
Rural life
Social aspects
Sparsely populated areas
Structural change
Textile industry
Tobacco
U.S.A
United States
Workforce
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Zusammenfassung:In 1978, as changes swept eastern North Carolina, nothing less than a "rural revolution" was heralded. Two geographers argued that mechanization of flue-cured tobacco production had "emancipated" a large labor force from agriculture and that this changeover was in turn attracting new factories. The rural revolution in East Carolina is discussed.
ISSN:0016-7428
1931-0846
DOI:10.1111/j.1931-0846.2000.tb00346.x