Format:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9781000224573
Series Statement:
Themes in World History Series
Content:
Now in its second edition, Agriculture in World History presents a unique exploration of farmers and farming, and their relationships to non-farmers and urban societies from the ancient world to the 21st century.
Content:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The origins of agriculture and the dual dependency -- 2. Agriculture in antiquity: The first great conflicts over land and freedom -- 3. Post-classical agriculture: Western serfdom, Eastern innovation -- 4. Early modern agriculture: Climate crises and servile oppression -- 5. Agriculture in the 19th century: Emancipation, colonialism, modernization -- 6. Early-20th-century agriculture: War, depression, authoritarianism, revolution -- 7. Rise and fall of the U.S.-centered world agriculture system after World War II -- 8. Agriculture in the late 20th to 21st centuries: Unprecedented production, unprecedented problems -- Glossary -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367420901
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780367420901
Language:
English
