Sowing Modernity
America's First Agricultural Revolution
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2018
368 pages
978-1-5017-2865-5 (ISBN)
Description
Contrary to those who regard the economic transformation of the West as a gradual process spanning centuries, Peter D. McClelland claims the initial transformation of American agriculture was an unmistakable revolution. He asks when a single crucial.
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Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
270 halftones, 3 graphs, 8 tables
270 halftones, 3 graphs, 8 tables
ISBN-13
978-1-5017-2865-5 (9781501728655)
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Other editions
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Book
09/1997
Cornell University Press
€54.47
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Peter D. McClelland
Content
- Cover
- SOWING MODERNITY
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Problem
- 2 The Approach
- 3 Plowing
- 4 Sowing
- 5 Harrowing
- 6 Cultivating
- 7 Reaping
- 8 Threshing
- 9 Winnowing and Straw Cutting
- 10 Novus Ordo Seclorum?
- Appendix A: Remedies for Soil Exhaustion
- Appendix B: Breeding and Raising Livestock
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
