Date of Award
Fall 2019
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
Humanities
Committee Chair
Max Grivno
Committee Chair School
Humanities
Committee Member 2
Matthew Casey
Committee Member 2 School
Humanities
Committee Member 3
Andrew Haley
Committee Member 3 School
Humanities
Committee Member 4
Rebecca Tuuri
Committee Member 4 School
Humanities
Committee Member 5
Joseph Weinberg
Committee Member 5 School
Social Science and Global Studies
Abstract
This dissertation focuses on the creation of a robust peanut industry in the South during the twentieth century, tracing its growth from a minor, local subsistence commodity to an agribusiness contributing to mass consumption. This study argues that local groups, constituents of peanut producing regions, and their representation in Congress worked together to establish a national peanut culture. Because peanuts’ rise in importance happened nearly simultaneously with the escalation of federal agricultural policies, studying peanuts rather than other traditional crops best demonstrates the interconnected relationship between federal policy and agricultural politics in the South.
Copyright
2019, Hayden Noel McDaniel
Recommended Citation
McDaniel, Hayden Noel, "From Carver to Carter: The Political Economy of Peanut Cultivation in the South, 1945-1976" (2019). Dissertations. 1724.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1724