American Farming Culture and the History of Technology - Paperback

by Joshua T. Brinkman (Author)

Presenting a history of agriculture in the American Corn Belt, this book argues that modernization occurred not only for economic reasons but also because of how farmers use technology as a part of their identity and culture.

Author Biography

Joshua T. Brinkman is Adjunct Professor of History at Elon University and Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech, USA. His work examines how technology and identity shape one another as well as energy, environmental, and agricultural law and policy. He is a contributing author in the Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions.