Harlan's Crops and Man Stalker H. Thomas
Harlan's Crops and Man Stalker H. Thomas Harlan's Crops and ManA scientific and historical study of crops and their age-old relationship with human civilizationThe cultivation and harvesting of crops…
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Harlan's Crops and Man Stalker H. Thomas
Harlan's Crops and ManA scientific and historical study of crops and their age-old relationship with human civilizationThe cultivation and harvesting of crops have been at the heart of human culture and development for thousands of years. So too, of course, have those plants themselves, with the combined forces of shifting climates, selective plant breeding, and genetic modification all working to alter their existence in profound and fascinating ways.Coming some 30 years after its previous incarnation, the third edition of Harlan's Crops and Man marks an exciting re-examination of this rich topic. As we have grown from hunter-gatherers into agrarian societies and industrial economies, our ongoing relationship with the plants that feed us and support our manufacturing has also evolved.
Its chapters lay out the foundations of crop diversity as we