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Autore: | Paarlberg Don <1911-2006.> |
Titolo: | The agricultural revolution of the 20th century [[electronic resource] /] / Don Paarlberg and Philip Paarlberg |
Pubblicazione: | Ames, : Iowa State University Press, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
Disciplina: | 338.1 |
338.16 | |
630 | |
Soggetto topico: | Agricultural innovations |
Agriculture - Technology transfer | |
Agriculture and state | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | PaarlbergP. L |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148). |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 Benefits |
Chapter 11 Political Issues Arising From the Agricultural RevolutionSection III Looking Ahead; Chapter 12 Into the 21st Century; References; Other Readings; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | A 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The agricultural revolution of the 20th century |
ISBN: | 1-282-36519-3 |
9786612365195 | |
0-470-29017-X | |
0-470-29006-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910144254303321 |
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