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[2nd revised edition] |
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xi, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Originally published: c2006 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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1. Soils, Soil Knowledge, and Environmental History: An Introduction / J.R. McNeill and Verena Winiwarter -- 2. An introduction to Soil Nutrient Flows / Robert S. Shiel -- 3. Exploitation and Conservation of Soil in the 3000-Year Agricultural and Forestry History of South Asia / R.J. Wasson -- 4. A Soils History of Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Islands / Tim Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Nicholas Dunning -- 5. Wetlands as the Intersection of Soils, Water, and Indigenous Human Society in the Americas / Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Tim Beach -- 6. A History of African Soil: Perceptions, Use and Abuse / Kate B. Showers -- 7. Prolegomena to a History of Soil Knowledge in Europe / Verena Winiwarter -- 8. Nutrient Flows in Pre-Modern Agriculture in Europe / Robert S Shiel -- 9. Human Interaction with Soil-Sediment Systems in Australia / R.J. Wasson -- 10. The Dynamics of Soil, Landscape and Culture on Easter Island / Andreas Mieth and Hans-Rudolf Bork -- 11. Know Your Soil: Transitions in Farmers' and Scientists' Knowledge in Germany /Frank Uekoetter |
| Subject |
Soil science -- History
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Soil and civilization
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Soil fertility
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Soils
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| Alt Author |
McNeill, John Robert
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Winiwarter, Verena
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