People of the plow : an agricultural history of Ethiopia, 1800-1990 / / James C. McCann
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| Autore: |
McCann James <1950->
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| Titolo: |
People of the plow : an agricultural history of Ethiopia, 1800-1990 / / James C. McCann
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| Pubblicazione: | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, c1995 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xviii, 298 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
| Disciplina: | 306.3/49/096309143 |
| Soggetto topico: | Agriculture - Ethiopia - History |
| Soggetto geografico: | Ethiopia History |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Tables -- Transliteration -- Preface -- Prologue: Fanus, Agriculture, and History -- Part I. The Plow and the Land -- 1. The Salubrious Highlands: A Historical Setting -- 2. The Ox-Plow Complex: an Ecological Revolution -- 3. Fanus in the Agrarian Polity: Historical Trends in Population,Fanu Resources, and Specialized Agriculture, 1800-1916 -- Part II. The Plow and Ethiopian Historical Landscapes -- 4. From Royal Fields to Marginal Lands: Agriculture in Ankober, Shawa, 1840-1990 -- 5. The Plow in the Forest: Agriculture, Population, and Maize Monoculture in Gera -- 6. Addis Ababa's Kitchen: Food, Forage, and Intensification in a Closed Ox-Plow Economy, Ada 1800-1990 -- 7. Conclusion: People of the Plow, People of the City -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Crop Names -- Appendix B: Glossary of Agricultural Terms -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | People of the plow |
| ISBN: | 0-585-31651-1 |
| 1-282-62284-6 | |
| 9786612622847 | |
| 0-299-17613-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996248142703316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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