The Origins of Agriculture - An International Perspective

Informationen zum Autor C. Wesley Cowan is a retired anthropologist and museum curator, the founder and owner of Cowan's Auctions, Inc., a star on the PBS series, History Detectives , and a frequent appraiser on Antiques Roadshow . Patty Jo Watson is Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis. Klappentext The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies. Zusammenfassung The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies.

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• Autori: C. Wesley (EDT)/ Watson Cowan, Gary William Crawford, R.W. Dennell, Jack R. Harlan, Naomi Miller, Paul E. Minnis, Deborah Pearsall, Deborah M. Pearsall, Bruce D. Smith, Emily McClung de Tapia
• Con la collaborazione di: C Wesley Cowan (Editore), C. Wesley Cowan (Editore), C.Wesley Cowan (Editore), Patty Jo Watson (Editore)
• Editore: The University of Alabama Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.01.2006
• EAN: 9780817353490
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5349-0
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 210 mm x 267 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Agricoltura, giardinaggio; silvicoltura, pesca, alimentazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura