Farming Inside Invisible Worlds

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Modernist Agriculture and its Consequences

By Professor Em Hugh Campbell

Series: Contemporary Food Studies: Economy, Culture and Politics

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Farming Inside Invisible Worlds explores the farm as a crucial site for political, economic, and ecological power, especially within colonised territories such as New Zealand, America, and Australia. Professor Em Hugh Campbell challenges conventional economic and agricultural perspectives, proposing a refreshed understanding rooted in political ontology. Tracing the colonial history of farms and the rise of modernist farming, the book uncovers hidden political, racial, and ecological impacts. It culminates in a study of alternative farming approaches in post-colonial New Zealand, offering new ways to reconsider farming practices in these complex landscapes.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in food studies, colonial history, agricultural policy, and environmental science, particularly those seeking interdisciplinary and critical perspectives on farming in post-colonial contexts.

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This open access book argues that the farm is a key player in the creation and stabilisation of political, economic and ecological power—particularly in colonised landscapes like New Zealand, America and Australia.

Farming Inside Invisible Worlds reviews and rejects the way that farms are characterised in orthodox economics and agricultural science. It then shows how re-centring the farm using the theoretical idea of political ontology can transform the way we understand the power of farming. Starting with the colonial history of farms in New Zealand, Hugh Campbell goes on to describe the rise of modernist farming and its often hidden political, racial and ecological effects. He concludes with an examination of alternative ways to farm in New Zealand, showing how the prior histories of colonisation and modernisation reveal important ways to farm differently in post-colonial worlds.

Hugh Campbell's book has wide-ranging implications for understanding the role farms play in both our food systems and landscapes, and is an exciting new addition to food studies.

The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open Access was funded by the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Series: Contemporary Food Studies: Economy, Culture and Politics

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Farming Inside Invisible Worlds

By Professor Em Hugh Campbell

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Reviewed as "a true tour de force," the book is praised for its detailed geographical and historical perspective, engaging writing style, and its relevance beyond New Zealand to global agrarian transitions. AAG Review of Books highlights Campbell's skillful narrative and personal touches that enrich the text. Agriculture and Human Values commends the author's broad and insightful treatment of settler colonial food systems with clarity and dry humour, marking it an important contribution to food studies.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350327740

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 15 bw illus

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 720g

Pages: 232

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Professor Em Hugh Campbell Series: Contemporary Food Studies: Economy, Culture and Politics

About the Author

Hugh Campbell holds a Professorial Chair of Sociology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He has written extensively on the sociology of food. Prior to the University of Otago he was Director at the Centre for the Study of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Farming Inside Invisible Worlds