Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 /
In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected, success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a growing number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book, a...
| Основен автор: | Federico, Giovanni, 1954- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford :
Princeton University Press,
2009, ℗♭2005.
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| Серия: |
Princeton economic history of the Western world.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=355986 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Feeding the world. |
| Резюме: |
In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected, success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a growing number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book, a comprehensive history of world agriculture during this period, explains how these feats were accomplished. Feeding the World synthesizes two hundred years of agricultural development throughout the world, providing all essential data and extensive references to the literature. It covers, systematica. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 388 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-380) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781400837724 1400837723 |