Two oxen ahead : pre-mechanized farming in the Mediterranean /

• Main Author: Halstead, Paul
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
• Subjects: Agriculture > Economic aspects > Mediterranean Region.; Farm management > Mediterranean Region.; Land use, Rural > Mediterranean Region.; HISTORY / Ancient / General.; Landbouwkunde.; Agriculture > Economic aspects.; Farm management.; Land use, Rural.; Agriculture > Economic aspects > Mediterranean region.; Farm management > Mediterranean region.; Land use, Rural > Mediterranean region.; Mediterranean Region.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118819296 (ePub); 1118819292 (ePub); 9781118819319 (Adobe PDF); 1118819314 (Adobe PDF); 9781118819333; 1118819330; 1306403480; 9781306403481; 1405192836; 9781405192835
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118819333

"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 "--
"Explores annual tasks, such as tillage and harvest; inter-annual land management techniques, such as rotation; and intergenerational issues, including capital accumulation"--