Agriculture in World History (Paperback, 2 ed)

Introduction: the place of agriculture and farmers in world history 1. The origins of agriculture and the dual dependency 2. Agriculture in antiquity: the first great conflicts over land and freedom 3. Post-classical agriculture: western serfdom, eastern innovation 4. Early modern agriculture: climate crises and servile oppression 5. Agriculture in the 19th century: emancipation, modernization, colonialism 6. Early 20th century agriculture: war, depression, authoritarianism, revolution 7. Rise and Fall of the U.S.-Centered World Agriculture System after World War II 8. Agriculture in the late 20th to 21st centuries: unprecedented production, unprecedented problems