Alba González Jácome

Traditional Mexican Agriculture (eBook, ePUB)

A Basis for Sustainable Agroecological Systems

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This long-needed book highlights how traditional Mexican agriculture has changed according to environmental, climatic, geographical, social and cultural conditions. It provides a basis for future studies in sustainable agricultural systems in this region.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 502
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000427264
• Artikelnr.: 63702995

Autorenporträt

Alba González Jácome is Emeritus Professor at Universidad Iberoamericana Campus Mexico City. She is an Invited Professor at the Autonomous University of Chapingo (UACh) in the Dept. of Regional Centers, a university specialized in agrarian matters.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Dr. Stephen R. Gliessman. Chapter 1. Introduction to
Traditional Mexican Agriculture. Chapter 2 The Anthropological Concept of
Traditional Agriculture. Chapter 3. Some studies Conforming Traditional
Mexican Agriculture. Chapter 4 Traditional Agriculture in Mexico Part 1.
Chapter 5. Traditional Agriculture in Mexico Part 2. Chapter 6 How
Traditional Agriculture Has Been Studied. Chapter 7 Studies of the Origins
of Agriculture in Mexico. Chapter 8 The Domesticated Maize Dispersion.
Chapter 9 History, and Discussions About Homegardens in Mexico. Chapter 10
The Central Highlands, and the Homegarden. Chapter 11 The Ancient Maya
Homegarden, and Its Transformations. Chapter 12 History, and Discussions
About the Homegarden. Chapter 13 History, Changes, and Diversity of the
Homegarden. Chapter 14 The Current Mexican Homegarden. Chapter 15 The
Cornfield (milpa) in Mexico, and the Food System. Chapter 16 The Cornfield
Evolution in Mexico. Chapter 17 Some Types of Cornfield in Contemporary
Mexico. Chapter 18 The Cornfield, and the Food System. Chapter 19
Diversity, History, and Geography of Maize in Mexico. Chapter 20 Soil,
Water, and Erosion in Mexican Traditional Agricultural Systems. Chapter 21
Nature, Ideology, and Culture in Small-scale Farmer Societies. Chapter 22
Final Considerations, and Some Conclusions.