About the book
Americans have always regarded farming as a special calling, one
imbued with the Jeffersonian values of individualism and self-
sufficiency. As Victoria Saker Woeste demonstrates, farming’s
cultural image continued to shape Americans' expectations of
rural society long after industrialization radically transformed
the business of agriculture. Even as farmers enthusiastically
embraced cooperative marketing to create unprecedented industry-
wide monopolies and control prices, they claimed they were simply
preserving their traditional place in society. In fact, the new
legal form of cooperation far outpaced judicial and legislative
developments at both the state and federal levels, resulting in a
legal and political struggle to redefine the place of agriculture
in the industrial market.
Woeste shows that farmers were adept at both borrowing such
legal forms as the corporate trust for their own purposes and
obtaining legislative recognition of the new cooperative style.
In the process, however, the first rule of capitalism — every
person for him- or herself — trumped the traditional principle of
cooperation. After 1922, state and federal law wholly endorsed
cooperation’s new form. Indeed, says Woeste, because of its
corporate roots, this model of cooperation fit so neatly with the
regulatory paradigms of the first half of the twentieth century
that it became an essential policy of the modern administrative
state.
Editions of The Farmer's Benevolent Trust
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807824214
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807847312
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807867112
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890870087
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Americans have always regarded farming as a special calling, one
imbued with the Jeffersonian values of individualism and self-
sufficiency. As Victoria Saker Woeste demonstrates, farming’s
cultural image continued to shape Americans' expectations of
rural society long after industrialization radically transformed
the business of agriculture. Even as farmers enthusiastically
embraced cooperative marketing to create unprecedented industry-
wide monopolies and control prices, they claimed they were simply
preserving their traditional place in society. In fact, the new
legal form of cooperation far outpaced judicial and legislative
developments at both the state and federal levels, resulting in a
legal and political struggle to redefine the place of agriculture
in the industrial market.
Woeste shows that farmers were adept at both borrowing such
legal forms as the corporate trust for their own purposes and
obtaining legislative recognition of the new cooperative style.
In the process, however, the first rule of capitalism — every
person for him- or herself — trumped the traditional principle of
cooperation. After 1922, state and federal law wholly endorsed
cooperation’s new form. Indeed, says Woeste, because of its
corporate roots, this model of cooperation fit so neatly with the
regulatory paradigms of the first half of the twentieth century
that it became an essential policy of the modern administrative
state.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Farmer's Benevolent Trust about?
Americans have always regarded farming as a special calling, one
imbued with the Jeffersonian values of individualism and self-
sufficiency. As Victoria Saker Woeste demonstrates, farming’s
cultural image continued to shape Americans' expectations of
rural society long after industrialization radically transformed
the business of agriculture. Even as farmers enthusiastically
embraced cooperative marketing to create unprecedented industry-
wide monopolies and control prices, they claimed they were simply
preserving their traditional place in society. In fact, the new
legal form of cooperation far outpaced judicial and legislative
developments at both the state and federal levels, resulting in a
legal and political struggle to redefine the place of agriculture
in the industrial market.
Woeste shows that farmers were adept at both borrowing such
legal forms as the corporate trust for their own purposes and
obtaining legislative recognition of the new cooperative style.
In the process, however, the first rule of capitalism — every
person for him- or herself — trumped the traditional principle of
cooperation. After 1922, state and federal law wholly endorsed
cooperation’s new form. Indeed, says Woeste, because of its
corporate roots, this model of cooperation fit so neatly with the
regulatory paradigms of the first half of the twentieth century
that it became an essential policy of the modern administrative
state.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Farmer's Benevolent Trust?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of The Farmer's Benevolent Trust?
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How long is The Farmer's Benevolent Trust and how many pages does it have?
The Farmer's Benevolent Trust has 392 page(s)
Is The Farmer's Benevolent Trust part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Studies in Legal History
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Farmer's Benevolent Trust?
Victoria Saker Woeste
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Farmer's Benevolent Trust is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807824214) and paperback(ISBN 9780807847312) and ebook(ISBN 9780807867112) and pdf(ISBN 9798890870087)
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