Marcel Mazoyer, Laurence Roudart

Broschiertes Buch

A History of World Agriculture

From the Neolithic Age to the Current Crisis

Beschreibung

Begins with the emergence of agriculture after thousands of years in which human societies had depended on hunting and gathering. This title shows how agricultural techniques developed in the different regions of the world, and how this extraordinary wealth of knowledge, tradition, and natural variety is endangered by global capitalism.

Autor

Marcel Mazoyer is professor of comparative agriculture and agricultural development at the National Institute of Agronomy (INA) in Paris, where he succeeded Ren¿ Dumont. He is author of several books on the history of agriculture and has worked on agricultural policy in more than 20 countries. Laurence Roudart is an agricultural engineer and researcher at the INA and has consulted widely in Africa and Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 524
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 756g
• ISBN-13: 9781844073993
• ISBN-10: 1844073998
• Artikelnr.: 22449029