Only once we understand the long history of human efforts to draw sustenance from the land can we grasp the nature of the crisis that faces humankind today, as hundreds of millions of people are faced with famine or flight from the land. From Neolithic times through the earliest civilizations of the ancient Near East, in savannahs, river valleys and the terraces created by the Incas in the Andean mountains, an increasing range of agricultural techniques have developed in response to very different conditions. These developments are recounted in this book, with detailed attention to the...
Only once we understand the long history of human efforts to draw sustenance from the land can we grasp the nature of the crisis that faces humanki...
Provides an analysis of the rise of agriculture and its handmaid - civilization itself. From the Near East and Egypt to China, the Americas and medieval and modern Europe, this book traces the rise of agriculture and examines the tapestry of the social and
Provides an analysis of the rise of agriculture and its handmaid - civilization itself. From the Near East and Egypt to China, the Americas and mediev...
In the past quarter century, -bad- mothers have moved noticeably toward center stage in American culture. While Susan Smith will eventually fade from the tabloids, the monster mother that she represents has a storied and long history. Mothers have been blamed for a host of problems, from autism in children (due to chilly -refrigerator- mothers), to homosexuality (attributed to -smothering- moms), to welfare dependency and crime (caused by black -matriarchs- and single mothers).
Some mothers are not good mothers. No one can deny that. There are women who neglect their children, abuse...
In the past quarter century, -bad- mothers have moved noticeably toward center stage in American culture. While Susan Smith will eventually fade fr...
