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BL
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664457
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Halstead, Paul.
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| Title & Author
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Two oxen ahead : : pre-mechanized farming in the Mediterranean /\ Paul Halstead.
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First edition
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First edition
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1 online resource (xi, 372 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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9781118819333 (electronic bk.)
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: 1118819330 (electronic bk.)
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: 9781118819319 (electronic bk.)
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: 1118819314 (electronic bk.)
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9781118819296
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1118819292
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9781405192835 (hardback)
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| Notes
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Edition statement from running title area
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Abstract
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"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 "--
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"Explores annual tasks, such as tillage and harvest; inter-annual land management techniques, such as rotation; and intergenerational issues, including capital accumulation"--
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Agriculture-- Economic aspects-- Mediterranean Region.
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Farm management-- Mediterranean Region.
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Land use, Rural-- Mediterranean Region.
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| Dewey Classification
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630.937
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| LC Classification
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HD2055.7
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| Added Entry
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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