...Fernando Collantes Abstract It is widely accepted that, in today’s developed countries, "rural" no longer equals "agricultural." However, few historical studies of modern occupational change in the countryside are available, especially for continental Europe. The transformation of rural Spain...

...Michael R. Hall Gardens of New Spain: How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America . William W. Dunmire . Copyright 2006 Agricultural History Society 2006 Book Reviews / 133 period, 1600-1868), the reforms of the Meiji era (1868-1912), village life dur? ing the Pacific War (1937...

...Fernando Collantes Immediate Struggles: People, Power, and Place in Rural Spain . Susana Narotzky and Gavin Smith . Copyright 2008 Agricultural History Society 2008 AgriculturHalistory Spring sidering the number of pages devoted to ordinarily dry topics like demog raphy...

...John Martin Peaceful Surrender: The Depopulation of Spain in the Twentieth Century . By Fernando Collantes and Vincente Pinalla . Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars , 2011 . 216 pp., $59.99 , hardback, ISBN 978-1-4438-2838-3 . © the Agricultural History Society, 2013 2013...

... . For a more detailed analysis of long-range trends in the consumption of dairy products in Spain, see, Fernando Collantes , “Dairy Products and Shifts in Western Models of Food Consumption since 1950: A Spanish Perspective,” Rural History 26 (Oct. 2015): 249 – 68 . 6. Leandro Prados de la...

... that, according to contemporary accounts, rivaled the finest wines of Mexico or even Spain. As the century wore on, the fruits of the vine increased in importance in comparison with other agricultural products. In most years only maize competed with wine and brandy as the most valuable agricultural crop. So...

... livestock sector through the direct and vertical connection between large feed companies and local farmers. Spain is a good place to test this idea, given the phenomenal expansion experienced by its livestock sector in the second half of the twentieth century and the strong influence large multinational...

... Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion, ISBN 84-491-0639-7. 2004. 364 pp., ?25.00, paperback, El Declive is a very detailed historico-economic study of rural depopulation and economic dislocation in Spain's mountainous regions. Its central ques tions are why did depopulation occur to such a dramatic degree...

... Mustieles, Esbozo de la futura economía valenciana (Valencia: Talleres Tipográficos "La Gutenberg," 1933), 187; California (Los Angeles) Citrograph, May 1930, 306. D. C. King, sales agent of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, concluded that: "You will see from the foregoing that the trip to Spain...

... detailed historico-economic study of rural depopulation and economic dislocation in Spain's mountainous regions. Its central ques tions are why did depopulation occur to such a dramatic degree in Spain's mountainous areas? What were the causes of depopulation? And what can be done to assure the economic...

... University (Russia), 2003. Benito, Helena. "Harinera La Montserrat (1898-1936). Aproximacion a la Historia Empresarial de los Ensesa de Girona (c. 1880-c. 1989 [Harinera the Montserrat. Approach to the Business History of the Ensesa de Girona (c. 1880-c. 1989 University of Girona (Spain), 2005. Berge, Mark...

.... As the provocative title indicates, the authors make a bold claim that the failure of Spain s land reform project, and more broadly the failure to integrate rural society into the democratic project, was the key to the latter s demise. In doing so, the authors rely on a wealth of social science scholarship...

... for gardening and, perhaps more importantly for scholars, as a window into the agrarian practices of earlymodern Spain and its transatlantic colonies. The able translation of the 1539 edition makes Herrera's writing widely available to non-specialists. Originally presented in six books, this edition...

... Condicions de Vida al Mon Rural: Cinque Congres sobre Sistemes Agraris,OrganitzacioSocial iPoder Local. Edited by JordiBolos, An tonietaJarne,and Enric Vicedo. Lleida, Spain: Institutd'Estudis Iler dencs,2006. 764 pp., ?19.00,paperback, ISBN 84-89943-89-3. Spanish historians, of late, are paying increasing...

...Jill R. Webster © the Agricultural History Society, 2011 2011 Poblament, territori i història rural. VI Congrès sobre Sistemes Agraris, Organització Social i Poder Local . By Jordi Bolòs and Enric Vicedo . Lleida, Spain : Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs , 2009 . 764 pp., price...

..., son-in-law, and brother-in-law of farmers, and he owned a small farm. No. 24077, June 18, 1479, Protocols, Arxiu del Collegi del Corpus Christi de València, València, Spain. (hereafter ACCCV). 4. Even though he was a resident in the city of Xàtiva, in 1495 Knight Joan de Llistó lived temporarily...

... provided of theVega Baja's variety of capitalism would not have been so dark if the authors had compared their case to other parts of rural Spain during thisperiod. Most areas in rural Spain were much less dynamic in economic terms and had to face depopulation and commu nity decline. In addition...

... by Rosa Congost and José Miguel Lana. Pamplona: Universidad Pública de Navarra, 2007. 396 pp21.00,paperback,ISBN 978-84-9769-189-5. Camposcerradosd, ebatesabiertosis theresultofa seriesofseminarsheld in Spain thataddressed,witha criticalspirit,the topicsof land use and ownershipin pre-capitalisEturopean...

... and Daniel Lanero Táboas), Italy (by Marco Marigliano), the Netherlands (by Ronald Plantinga, Merijn Knibbe, and Marijn Molema), and dairy consumption in Spain (by Fernando Collantes). The second part, “Veterinarians and Antibiotics,” is a collection of chapters on the role of the veterinary profession...

... even met with Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1949 and advised him to emphasize Spain's resistance to communism to improve relations between the two nations. His efforts paid off in the end with both the lessening of restrictions in 1951 and the normalization of relations between Spain...