Two oxen ahead : pre-mechanized farming in the Mediterranean / Paul Halstead
"This revealing study shows how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in communities around the Mediterranean can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Includes a wealth of original interview material and data from field obs...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Malden, Oxford, Chichester : WILEY Blackwell, 2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 372 Seiten; Illustrationen, Karten; 24 cm |
| Notes: | Literaturangaben |
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| Summary: | "This revealing study shows how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in communities around the Mediterranean can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Includes a wealth of original interview material and data from field observation. Provides original approaches to understanding past farming practices and their social contexts. Offers a revealing comparative perspective on Mediterranean societies' agronomy Identifies a number of previously unrecorded climate-related contrasts in farming practices, which have important socio-economic significance. Explores annual tasks, such as tillage and harvest; inter-annual land management techniques, such as rotation; and intergenerational issues, including capital accumulation"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9781405192835 1405192836 |
| ac_no: | AC12715324 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Paul Halstead |