The Origins of Agriculture : An International Perspective

Name: The Origins of Agriculture : An International Perspective
Author: C. Wesley Cowan, Paul Minnis, Deborah M. Pearsall, Bruce D. Smith, Robin W. Dennell
ISBN: 9780817353490

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

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The Origins of Agriculture : An International Perspective

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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. Contributors include: Gary W. Crawford, Robin W. Dennell, and Jack R. Harlan.

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PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press

Publication DateMay. 18th, 2006

Pages224

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"Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of cultivated plants. . . . A particularly effective textbook. The chapters are each an excellent introduction to the history of plant cultivation and domestication in their region and include much data and many references."
-- American Antiquity

List of Illustrations	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
List of Contributors	p. xv
Preface to the New Edition	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Prehistoric Plant Domestication in East Asia	p. 7
The Origins of Plant Cultivation in the Near East	p. 39
Indigenous African Agriculture	p. 59
The Origins of Crop Agriculture in Europe	p. 71
Prehistoric Plant Husbandry in Eastern North America	p. 101
Earliest Plant Cultivation in the Desert Borderlands of North America	p. 121
The Origins of Agriculture in Mesoamerica and Central America	p. 143
The Origins of Plant Cultivation in South America	p. 173
Some Concluding Remarks	p. 207
Index	p. 213
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PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press

Publication DateMay. 18th, 2006

Pages224

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