THE ORIGINS OF AGRICULTURE: An International Perspective (Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874749913 ISBN 13: 9780874749915

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992

Synopsis

The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies. Contributors include: Gary W. Crawford, Robin W. Dennell, and Jack R. Harlan.

About this title

About the Author:

C. Wesley Cowan is a retired anthropologist and museum curator, the founder and owner of Cowan's Auctions, Inc., a star on the PBS series, History Detectives, and a frequent appraiser on Antiques Roadshow.

 

Patty Jo Watson is Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis. 

 

Review:

"Nowhere else are the diverse factors influencing the origins of agriculture summarized at comparably large scales and made accessible to a similar range of non-specialists."-- American Anthropologist

 

"Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of cultivated plants. . . . A particularly effective textbook. The chapters are each an excellent introduction to the history of plant cultivation and domestication in their region and include much data and many references."-- American Antiquity

 

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0874749913
• ISBN 13: 9780874749915
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: C. Wesley Cowan