Origins of Agriculture An International Perspective

Name: Origins of Agriculture An International Perspective
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ISBN: 9780817353490

ISBN-10: 0817353496

ISBN-13: 9780817353490

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: C. Wesley Cowan, Paul Minnis, Deborah M. Pearsall, Bruce D. Smith, Robin W. Dennell

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The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Publication date: 5/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 8.45" wide x 10.78" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 1.452



List of Illustrations


List of Tables


Acknowledgments


List of Contributors


Preface to the New Edition



Introduction




Prehistoric Plant Domestication in East Asia




The Origins of Plant Cultivation in the Near East




Indigenous African Agriculture




The Origins of Crop Agriculture in Europe




Prehistoric Plant Husbandry in Eastern North America




Earliest Plant Cultivation in the Desert Borderlands of North America




The Origins of Agriculture in Mesoamerica and Central America




The Origins of Plant Cultivation in South America




Some Concluding Remarks



Index