David Moon

The American Steppes

The Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s-1930s

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores the transnational movements of people, plants, agricultural sciences, and techniques from Russia's steppes to North America's Great Plains.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 162mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 774g
• ISBN-13: 9781107103603
• ISBN-10: 1107103606
• Artikelnr.: 58016825

Autorenporträt

David Moon is Visiting Professor at Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, and Anniversary Professor in History at the University of York. He is the author of The Plough that Broke the Steppes: Agriculture and Environment on Russia's Grasslands, 1700-1914 (2013).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Contexts: 1. Settlement
2. Barriers
3. Bridges
Part II. Transfers: 4. Wheat
5. Soil science I
6. Soil science II
7. Shelterbelts I
8. Shelterbelts II
9. Tumbleweed
Conclusion
List of archival collections cited
Index.