02938nam 2200613Ia 450 991084159510332120230422044820.01-282-36519-397866123651950-470-29017-X0-470-29006-4(CKB)1000000000376863(EBL)469027(SSID)ssj0000288438(PQKBManifestationID)11260332(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288438(PQKBWorkID)10373625(PQKB)11019820(MiAaPQ)EBC469027(OCoLC)212121223(EXLCZ)99100000000037686320010611d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe agricultural revolution of the 20th century[electronic resource] /Don Paarlberg and Philip PaarlbergAmes Iowa State University Press20001 online resource (172 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8138-0409-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148).The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th century; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I The Technological Revolution; Chapter 1 19th Century Agriculture; Chapter 2 Mechanized Agriculture; Chapter 3 Chemical Advances; Chapter 4 Biological Changes; Chapter 5 Information Explosion; Chapter 6 Management: Integration of the Disciplines; Chapter 7 The Agricultural Revolution in a Global Context; Chapter 8 Exporting the Revolution; Section II The Deeper Dimension; Chapter 9 Birth Pangs-And a Live Birth; Chapter 10 Consumer BenefitsChapter 11 Political Issues Arising From the Agricultural RevolutionSection III Looking Ahead; Chapter 12 Into the 21st Century; References; Other Readings; IndexA book for a varied audience: college students of agriculture and sociology; high school students of vocation agriculture; members of the American Agricultural Economics Association; people with a long-standing background in agriculture; and other readers interested in 20th century agriculture. The book reads like a story and is supplemented with excellent photographs, contrasting past practices with modern technology.Agricultural innovationsAgricultureTechnology transferAgriculture and stateAgricultural innovations.AgricultureTechnology transfer.Agriculture and state.338.1338.16630Paarlberg Don1911-2006.1340750Paarlberg P. L1340751MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910841595103321The agricultural revolution of the 20th century3062858UNINA