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Binational Farming Families Of Southern Appalachia And The Mexican Bajio, Mary Elizabeth W. Schmid
Binational Farming Families Of Southern Appalachia And The Mexican Bajio, Mary Elizabeth W. Schmid
Theses and Dissertations--Anthropology
Over the last four decades, farming families throughout North America experienced significant transitions due, in part, to the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. This multi-sited dissertation investigates the ways in which a network of binational (Mexican-American) families organize their small- to mid-scale farming enterprises, engage in global networks as food producers, and contribute to rural economies in the southeastern U.S. and the Mexican Bajío. To mitigate difficult transitions that came with the globalizing of agri-food markets, members of this extended family group created collaborative, kin-based arrangements to produce, distribute, and market fresh-market fruits and vegetables in the …
(Un)Packing The Natural: Exploring Tactics Of Empowerment For Girls Through Outdoor Education, Avalon Blue Qian
(Un)Packing The Natural: Exploring Tactics Of Empowerment For Girls Through Outdoor Education, Avalon Blue Qian
Senior Projects Spring 2018
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College