Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-294) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1. The Burley Tobacco Crop Year, Then and Now -- Introduction to Part 1 -- Sowing the Seeds and Setting the Tobacco -- The Harvest through Preparation for Market -- Taking Tobacco to Market -- Part 2. The Shifting Meanings of Tobacco -- Introduction to Part 2 -- Tobacco's Move from Self-Evident to Self-Conscious Tradition -- Tobacco under Attack : Hello, "Heritage" -- Part 3. Raising Burley Tobacco in a New Century -- Introduction to Part 3 -- "Now is the good old days" : Burley Tobacco Production and Nostalgia -- "Why can't they just grow something else?" : The Challenges of "Replacing" Burley Tobacco -- Conclusion.
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