Describes the events leading to the formation of the United Farmers of Alberta in 1909 and the growth of a grassroots movement culminating in the election of th

"Analyzes the development of the movement for agrarian reform in Brazil, and attempts to explain the major moments of change in its growth trajectory, from the

From farm-to-table restaurants and farmers markets, to support for fair trade and food sovereignty, movements for food-system change hold the promise for deeper

Reveals how political change and economic development led to the collapse of democracy and the origins of the Spanish Civil War.

A revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.), Columbia University, 1949. Cf. p. [ix]