Arkansas Life and Labor as Affected by Farm Tenancy.

(Arkansas Social) Edwards, Richard H. (editor). *No sight of this in WORLDCAT*

Published by Published by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Nashville, Tennessee., 1938

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(Arkansas Social) Edwards, Richard H. (editor). Arkansas Life and Labor as Affected by Farm Tenancy. Published by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Nashville, Tennessee. 11"x 8.5", 130pp. Wrappers with cloth spine. (There is no direct or obvious title apparent for this work.) [++] Private report of a seminar held as two-hour course in the Arkansas Methodist Pastota School, Hendrix College. Conway, Arkansas. May 31- June 10,1938, under the direction of the Arkansas Methodist Commission on Tenancy. [++] Outline of the chapters of the work: Historical Resume; Preliminary Considerations; The Methodist Church and Tenancy in Arkansas; Labor Personnel and Relations; Domestic Life; Health; Economics; Leisure Time and Recreation; Education; Morals; Social Groups Including the Churches; Social Tensions; Citizenship; Beliefs About Life; Summary of Constructive Suggestions. This isn't nearly as dry as it sounds for example there is an interesting couple of pages on superstitions among Arkansas farmers. And in the "citizenship" chapter there are two close pages on "economic injustice". There's a lot more to this than you'd think. The "morals" section is very engaging.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Arkansas Life and Labor as Affected by Farm Tenancy.
• Publisher: Published by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Publication Date: 1938
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
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