Explaining and exploring diversity in agricultural technology
Parallelsachtitel: |
Exploring and explaining diversity in agricultural technology |
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Weitere Verfasser: |
Anderson, Patricia C.
Gijn, Annelou L. van, 1954- Whittaker, John C. 1953- |
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Oxford :
Oxbow Books,
2014.
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Umfang/Format: |
xxi, 383 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 31 cm. |
Schriftenreihe: |
Early agricultural remnants and technical heritage ;
v. 2 |
Schlagworte: | |
Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 55 Datensätze |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Section 1. Introduction
- 1. The dimension of tools, skills and processes
- Section 2. The agricultural process : tools and techniques in cultural context
- 2. From Land Clearance and Preparation to Sowing
- 3. Tending the Crops
- 4. Diversity in Harvesting Techniques
- 5. Threshing Processes and Tools
- 6. Storage and Preservation
- 7. Cereal Processing and Cooking : Techniques, Tools, and Gestures
- Section 3. The social context of agricultural technology
- Acquiring skills and the transmission of knowledge
- 9. Symbolic and legal aspects of agrarian life
- 10. Agricultural practices : change and stability.