People of the plow : an agricultural history of Ethiopia, 1800-1990 / James C. McCann.

Author
McCann, James, 1950- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©1995.
Description
xviii, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-291) and index.
    Contents
    • Prologue: Farms, Agriculture, and History
    • 1. The Salubrious Highlands: A Historical Setting
    • 2. The Ox-Plow Complex: an Ecological Revolution
    • 3. Farms in the Agrarian Polity: Historical Trends in Population, Farm Resources, and Specialized Agriculture, 1800-1916
    • 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
    • Appendix A: Crop Names
    • Appendix B: Glossary of Agricultural Terms.
    ISBN
    • 0299146103 ((cloth))
    • 9780299146108 ((cloth))
    • 0299146146 ((pbk.))
    • 9780299146146 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    94037124
    OCLC
    31331529
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