Author:
Sinclair, Thomas R., 1944-
Imprint:Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2010.
Descriptionix, 193 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Note:Why agriculture? -- What crops to grow? -- Basics of beer and bread -- Human nutrition and diet -- Cropping 101 : water, nitrogen, weed control -- Sumerians ([ca.] 3500 to 2334 BCE) -- Egyptians ([ca.] 3000 to 1070 BCE) -- Chinese (221 BCE to 220 CE) -- Bantu of Africa ([ca.] 400 BCE to 300 CE) -- Maya ([ca.] 150 BCE to 910 CE) -- Athenians (550 to 338 BCE) / Romans (509 BCE to 410 CE) -- Feudal Europeans (800 to 1347) -- British (1700 to 1850) -- Development of science and technology (1850 to 1950) -- Americans (1950 to present) -- Epilogue: future of grain fermentation.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
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