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.