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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