The Living Fields Our Agricultural Heritage |
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| Author:
| Harlan, Jack Rodney |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-64992-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $81.95 |
Book Description:
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All civilisations are founded on agriculture. This balanced account of one of the most fundamental aspects of humankind's march from prehistory to the present day considers the evidence for the origin and evolution of agriculture in various part of the world based on the archaeology, botany, genetics, ecology and anthropology of domesticates and their wild relatives. In a concluding chapter the present situation is reviewed and the possible risks of a system which relies on a...
More DescriptionAll civilisations are founded on agriculture. This balanced account of one of the most fundamental aspects of humankind's march from prehistory to the present day considers the evidence for the origin and evolution of agriculture in various part of the world based on the archaeology, botany, genetics, ecology and anthropology of domesticates and their wild relatives. In a concluding chapter the present situation is reviewed and the possible risks of a system which relies on a relatively small number of species to provide most of our food are discussed.