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Alternative agriculture : a history from the Black Death to the present day /

Main Author: Thirsk, Joan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Agriculture > Great Britain.
Agriculture > History. > Great Britain
Agricultural industries > Great Britain.
Agricultural industries > History. > Great Britain
Agricultural innovations > Great Britain.
Agriculture > History. > Great Britain.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Agricultural industries.
Agricultural innovations.
Biologische landbouw.
Agriculture durable > Histoire. > Grande-Bretagne
Industrie agro-alimentaire > Histoire. > Grande-Bretagne
Agriculture > Innovations > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Agriculture > Histoire. > Grande-Bretagne
Great Britain.
Angleterre (GB) > Conditions rurales.
France > Conditions économiques.
France > Conditions rurales.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The First Experience, 1350-1500. 1. Agriculture after the Black Death
  • Part II. The Second Experience, 1650-1750. 2. Entering a New Era
  • 3. Settling into a Routine
  • 4. Alternative Crops: The Successes
  • 5. Alternative Crops: The Near-Failures and Failures
  • Part III. The Third Experience, 1879-1939. 6. Familiar Strategies
  • 7. Diversification and Innovation
  • 8. Context and Conclusion
  • Part IV. The Fourth Experience, 1980s Onward. 9. Alternative Agriculture Today
  • Conclusion.

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