{"product_id":"9781501782794-seeds-of-exchange","title":"Seeds of Exchange","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoviets, Americans, and Cooperation in Agriculture, 1921–1935\u003cbr\u003eExamines the US and Soviet exchange of agricultural knowledge and technology during the interwar period. Fedorova challenges the perception of the Soviet Union as a passive recipient of American technology and expertise and shows agricultural modernization was not the exclusive domain of Western countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeds of Exchange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e examines the US and Soviet exchange of agricultural knowledge and technology during the interwar period. \u003c\/b\u003eMaria Fedorova challenges the perception of the Soviet Union as a passive recipient of American technology and expertise. She reveals the circular nature of this exchange through official government bureaus, amid anxious farmers in crowded auditoriums, in cramped cars across North Dakota and Montana, and by train over the once fertile steppes of the Volga. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmid the post–World War I food insecurity, Soviet and American agricultural experts relied on transnational networks, bridging ideological differences. As Soviets traveled across the US agricultural regions and Americans plowed steppes in the southern Urals and the lower Volga, both groups believed that innovative solutions could be found beyond their own national borders. Soviets were avidly interested in American technology and American agricultural experts perceived the Soviet Union to be an ideal setting for experimenting with and refining modern farm systems and organizational practices. As\u003ci\u003e Seeds of Exchange\u003c\/i\u003e shows, agricultural modernization was not the exclusive domain of Western countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56063083053430,"sku":"9781501782794","price":40.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40132161_83562ae4-6bdc-44fc-88d1-cfa1f7f24b0a.jpg?v=1772094640","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781501782794-seeds-of-exchange","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}