TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - Two oxen ahead : pre-mechanized farming in the Mediterranean
A1  - Halstead, Paul, kirjoittaja
LA  - eng
PP  - Chichester
PB  - Wiley Blackwell
YR  - 2014
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.2887276
AB  - This revealing study shows how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in communities around the Mediterranean can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Includes a wealth of original interview material and data from field observation. Provides original approaches to understanding past farming practices and their social contexts. Offers a revealing comparative perspective on Mediterranean societies' agronomy Identifies a number of previously unrecorded climate-related contrasts in farming practices, which have important socio-economic significance. Explores annual tasks, such as tillage and harvest; inter-annual land management techniques, such as rotation; and intergenerational issues, including capital accumulation.
SN  - 1-4051-9283-6 sidottu
SN  - 978-1-4051-9283-5 sidottu
KW  - Agriculture : Economic aspects : Mediterranean Region.
KW  - Farm management : Mediterranean Region.
KW  - Land use, Rural : Mediterranean Region.
ER  -