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BL
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874128
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| Main Entry
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Barton, Greg, (Gregory Allen)
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| Title & Author
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The global history of organic farming /\ Gregory A. Barton.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford, United Kingdom :: Oxford University Press,, 2018.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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0191851183
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: 0192542591
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: 9780191851186
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: 9780192542595
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0199642532
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9780199642533
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Roots of the Organic Challenge -- The Cultural Soil of Organic Farming -- Albert Howard and the World as Shropshire -- The Howards in India -- The Search for Pre-Modern Wisdom -- The Compost Wars -- To the Empire and Beyond -- The Globalization of Organic Farming -- The 1980s to the Present -- Organic Farming and the Challenge of Globalization.
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| Abstract
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This book uncovers the untold history of the organic farming movement and its massive impact on the world of agriculture and society; how it changed our consumer habits and our ethics, pointing back to the inspiration of the agricultural past, and demanding that we think about how our food is grown and the effect our daily habits have on nature.
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Organic farming-- History.
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Organic farming.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- General.
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| Dewey Classification
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631.5/84
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| LC Classification
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S605.5
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