{"product_id":"the-agricultural-systems-of-the-world-an-evolutionary-approach-paperback-9780521098434","title":"The Agricultural Systems of the World; An Evolutionary Approach (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521098434","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Agricultural Systems of the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Evolutionary Approach\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is about the major agricultural systems of the world and the history and processes behind these systems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eD. B. Grigg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521098434, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 November 1974\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e372 pages, 36 maps  48 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 2.6 cm, 0.524 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is about the prevalent characteristics and distribution of the major agricultural systems of the world - shifting cultivation, wet rice cultivation, pastoral nomadism, Mediterranean agriculture, mixed farming, dairying, plantations, ranching and large-scale grain production. In Part One some major periods and processes that have affected agriculture are discussed. Chapter 2 deals with the origins and early diffusion of agriculture and its significance. Chapter 3 deals with the subsequent diffusion of crops and livestock, particularly since the discovery of the New World, and Chapter 4 with the effect upon agriculture of industrialisation and urbanisation since 1850. In Part Two of the book some description of each type of agriculture is given. It is the author's belief that there can be no adequate account of the prevailing character of world agriculture without recourse to the evolution of agricultural systems. Thus each chapter in Part Two is an essay on the historical development of each of the major systems.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 2. The early history of agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 3. The diffusion of crops and livestock\u003cbr\u003e 4. Technical and economic changes in agriculture\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 5. Shifting agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 6. Wet-rice cultivation in Asia\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pastoral nomadism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mediterranean agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mixed farming in western Europe and North America\u003cbr\u003e 10. Dairying\u003cbr\u003e 11. Plantations\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ranching\u003cbr\u003e 13. Large-scale grain production\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20geography%20%5BRGCM%5D%22\"\u003eRGCM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005045756184,"sku":"9780521098434","price":44.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521098434i_c966a7cf-310c-4988-8ccd-c832db914d63.jpg?v=1694970644","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-agricultural-systems-of-the-world-an-evolutionary-approach-paperback-9780521098434","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}