Christopher Isett, Stephen Miller

The Social History of Agriculture

From the Origins to the Current Crisis

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Produktbeschreibung

This text provides a compelling narrative world history through the lens of food and farmers. Tracing the history of agriculture from earliest times to the present, Isett and Millerargue that people rather than markets have been the primary agents of agricultural change, exploring the actions taken by individuals and groups over time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781442209671
• ISBN-10: 1442209674
• Artikelnr.: 45374731

Autorenporträt

Christopher Isett is associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota. Stephen Miller is associate professor of history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Settled Agriculture: The Ancient Origins of
Community, State, and Empire Chapter 2: From Antiquity to the Eve
of Agrarian Capitalism: Peasants and Dynastic States Chapter 3: Agrarian
Capitalism in the Early Modern World: Divergence in Eurasia Chapter 4:
Malthusian Limits in the Early Modern World: Peasants and Markets Chapter
5: The New World: Planters, Slaves, and Sugar Chapter 6: American
Farming: Agrarian Roots of U.S. Capitalism Chapter 7: New
Imperialism: Colonial Agriculture in the Age of Capitalism Chapter 8:
Socialist Agriculture: Collectivization in Three Countries Chapter 9: Late
Development: State-led Agrarian Change after World War II Chapter 10:
Corporate Agriculture: Comparing the United States and Brazil Conclusion