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Decision-Making in Medieval Agricultureby David Stone
Oxford University Press, UK 2005; US$ 140.00David Stone reconstructs the mental world of medieval farmers and reveals that agricultural decision-making was as rational in 1300 as in modern times. Arguing that man's impact on agriculture has been significantly underestimated, he challenges the view that the medieval period was devastated by ecological and economic crises. - ;This fascinating and important book uses a wealth of contemporary sources to reconstruct the mental world of medieval farmers and, by doing so, argues that these key figures in the Middle Ages have been unfairly stereotyped. David Stone overturns the traditional view of medieval countrymen as economically backward and instead reveals that agricultural decision-making was as rational in the fouteenth century as... more...
Dust Bowlby Donald Worster
Oxford University Press, USA 2004; US$ 15.25In the mid 1930s, North America's Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster's classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms. Now, twenty-five years after his book helped to define the new field of environmental history, Worster shares his more recent thoughts on the subject of the land and how humans interact with it. In a new afterword, he links the Dust Bowl to current political, economic and ecological issues--including the American livestock industry's exploitation of the Great Plains, and the on-going problem of desertification, which has now become a global phenomenon. He reflects... more...
Hobby Farmby Carol Eckarius
BowTie Inc. 2012; US$ 24.95This beautiful book offers an intimate look at life on a hobby farm. From finding a farm to creating a business, to choosing what to plant to canning fruits, Hobby Farm will teach readers how to reap the benefits of rustic life with sound guidance. more...
Tomorrow Finally Cameby G. Darwin Braund
Boson Books 2000; US$ 7.50A review from the PENN STATER , Sept./Oct. 1997: ?. . .Braund's descriptions of his agricultural mission will interest some readers, but many will be more taken with the depictions of an American tackling life in post-Soviet Poland. The conditions may be spartan, but the hospitality of his newfound Polish friends brings a warm glow to the recollections. Along the way, there are some amusing sidelights. (Stopped by the police while driving in one small town, Braund and an American companion repeat over and over that they can't speak Polish. The frustrated police finally let them go, prompting Braund's gleeful companion to yell good-bye--in Polish). . . . those with an interest in agriculture or in the Americans encountering the post-communist... more...
Communist Agricultureby Wä Karl-Eugen dekin
Routledge 1990; US$ 210.00The agrarian policies of China, Mongolia, Vietnam and Cuba are compared and assessed, together providing a fascinating account of agricultural development in socialist economies. more...
European Agricultureby Brian Gardner
Routledge 1996; US$ 71.95Provides a comprehensive breakdown of the workings of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), analyses the economic, political and environmental implications of pursuing present farming policy and looks provocatively towards the future. more...
Waterby M. Kay; L.E.D. Smith; T. Franks
Spon Press 1997; US$ 300.00This book forms the proceedings of the 18th European conference on irrigation and drainage. Water is not a free commodity, and demand is becoming more and more intense for its allocation. This book focuses on the role of irrigation and drainage in the debate on water, and will be used by planners, designers and policy makers internationally. more...
Genetically Modified Cropsby Keith Atherton
CRC Press 2002; US$ 109.95This book addresses some of the key advances that have been made in agrochemical biotechnology and the safety evaluation strategies that are being employed to ensure that the consumer is adequately protected. more...
Introduction to Agricultural Geographyby David Grigg
Routledge 1995; US$ 65.95Globally, agriculture is the most important economic activity, influenced by a wide range of factors. This defines the causes of such variation providing the essential reasons for study in light of increasing social demands on the environment. more...
Water for Agricultureby Stephen Merrett
Spon Press 2001; US$ 109.95Water for Agriculture provides a thorough overview of this highly topical subject, written in a clear and accessible style. It will be an essential read for those involved in the planning of water resources, and for advanced students. more...









