Tauger, Mark B.

Agriculture in world history / Mark B. Tauger. - 1st ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - 192 p. ; 24 cm. - Themes in world history . - Themes in world history. .

Inclubed bibliographical references and index.

The origins of agriculture and the dual subordination -- Agriculture in antiquity: the first great conflicts over land and freedom -- Agric ulture in the post-classical period -- Early modern agriculture and Eur opean agricultural dominance (1500-1800) -- Agriculture in the 19th cen tury: emancipation, modernization, and colonialism -- Agriculture and c risis 1900-1940 -- Boom and crisis: agriculture from World War II to th e 21st century.

9780415773867 (hardback) 9780415773874 (pbk.) 9780203847480 (ebook)

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Agriculture--History.

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