This book presents a feminist critique and reconstruction of the political economy of contemporary family farming at a time when the significance of household and kinship to the organisation of production and work in advanced industrial countries is being more widely reassessed. Focusing on the social construction of women as 'farm wives', the book challenges the prevailing invisibility of women in farming and segregated analysis of home and work.

Map: Geographical Location of the Study Areas - List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - Family Farming - A Feminist Reconstruction - Theory into Practice - Women's Work and Property - 'Being the Farmer's Wife' - The Domestic Political Economy of Six Family Farms - Conclusions - Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire - Notes - References - Bibliography - Index