Bringing the 'invisible farmer' into sharper focus: Gender relations and agricultural practices in the Peak District (UK)

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 665-682

  Riley, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farm life history; Farm practices; Femininity; Gender identity; Performance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; LIFE HISTORY; MASCULINIZATION; VEGETATION; WOMENS STATUS;

DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PEAK DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70549113767     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663690903279138     Document Type: Article

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