Seeds, Sex, and Civilization How the Hidden Life of Plants Has Shaped Our World

Name: Seeds, Sex, and Civilization How the Hidden Life of Plants Has Shaped Our World
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ISBN: 9780500251706

ISBN-10: 0500251703

ISBN-13: 9780500251706

Edition: 2010

Authors: Peter Thompson, Stephen Harris

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Seeds have influenced evolution, and for millennia they have influencedand sometimes determined where and how we live. This is an epic tale,given added enchantment by the fact that to most of us seeds mean littlemore than tiny objects in paper packets: who thinks first of rice, wheat,coffee, nuts, peas, beans, or olives? Here, Peter Thompson unfolds theabsorbing history of how, after centuries of investigation, we finallydiscovered what seeds do and how they work. This is a scientific detective story with heroes and heroines followingclues and finding answers. Thompson brings to life the eccentrics, explorers,amateurs, and highly dedicated professionals who have accumulated ourknowledge.…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 9/30/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Peter Thompson, Ph.D., has been the Sydney Mayer Lecturer in Early American History at Oxford University since January 1993. He earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania and spent four years as Lecturer in American History at Princeton University. He resides in England.



Introduction



The Roots of Agriculture



The Genie Released



The Making of Seeds



Strategies for Survival



Travellers in Time and Space



Seeds in the Garden



The Pursuit of Plenty



Banking on Seeds


Conclusion Future Prospects


Further Reading


Picture Credits


Acknowledgments


Index