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Two oxen ahead pre-mechanized farming in the Mediterranean / Paul Halstead.
| Author/creator | Halstead, Paul |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "This revealing study shows how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in communities around the Mediterranean can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Includes a wealth of original interview material and data from field observation Provides original approaches to understanding past farming practices and their social contexts Offers a revealing comparative perspective on Mediterranean societies' agronomy Identifies a number of previously unrecorded climate-related contrasts in farming practices, which have important socio-economic significance Explores annual tasks, such as tillage and harvest; inter-annual land management techniques, such as rotation; and intergenerational issues, including capital accumulation "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "Explores annual tasks, such as tillage and harvest; inter-annual land management techniques, such as rotation; and intergenerational issues, including capital accumulation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Halstead, Paul. Two oxen ahead Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014 9781405192835 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013039428 |
| ISBN | 9781118819296 (ePub) |
| ISBN | 9781118819319 (Adobe PDF) |