The Farm or the Factory?: The Agrarian Counterpoint to Industrialism in American Political Thought

• In Event: Political Visions

Brief Overview

I review the concepts of industrialism (the Factory) and agrarianism (the Farm) in American political thought. I argue that the latter is more egalitarian, more consistent with philosophical liberalism, and more politically practical.

Author

• Adam Scott Kunz, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire