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English Seigniorial Agriculture, 12501450by Bruce M. S. Campbell
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 59.00This is the first single-authored treatment of medieval English agriculture at a national scale. more...
Communist Agricultureby Wä Karl-Eugen dekin
Routledge 1990; US$ 200.00The agrarian policies of China, Mongolia, Vietnam and Cuba are compared and assessed, together providing a fascinating account of agricultural development in socialist economies. more...
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...
European Agricultureby Brian Gardner
Routledge 1996; US$ 67.95Provides 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...
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...
Politics of Agriculture in Japanby Aurelia George Mulgan
RoutledgeCurzon 2000; US$ 230.00This book provides the first comprehensive account of the political power of Japanese farmers. It analyses their organisational and electoral bias, the role of agricultural interest groups, and the farm vote. more...
Introduction to Agricultural Geographyby David Grigg
Routledge 1995; US$ 61.95Globally, 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...
Industrializing Organismsby Susan Schrepfer; Philip Scranton
Routledge 2003; US$ 34.95Brings us to the threshold of the new field of evolutionary history-from the mobilization of war horses in the 19th century to today's engineered plants and manipulated animals. more...