French Farm Family (Revised Edition)

Tells the story of a farm family of the Auvergne showing the impact of modernization and change on a rural, traditional village. Points out that the farm and farming methods used have changed little since the Middle Ages, but now the influence of mechanization and the demands of agricultural production are forcing new methods and fostering sociological changes. Emphasizes the fact that France's position in the European Common Market depends upon the output of her farms, thus forcing change in the rural and traditional provinces.