Samuel1988 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Afternoon all, I am really interested in the history of agriculture and I was wondering if anyone could recommend any books related to this subject (all 10,000 years of it!)? Many thanks, Samuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSleepTilBreuckelen Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Great question! A lot of the books that attempt to cover the ENTIRE history of agriculture are by people outside the field of archaeology (mostly because books by archaeologists tend to be more specialized) - like Michael Pollen, Tom Standage and Jared Diamond. I highly recommend Michael Pollan - you'll get a good intro the history of agriculture in Omnivore's Dilemma, and Botany of Desire provides some great case studies . Tom Standage's Edible History of Humanity is a good read too! A great book about agriculture by an archaeologist that takes a global approach is Arlene Rosen's Civilizing Climate. And then, of course, there are going to be lots of article and books by archaeologists about specific regions, species, time periods etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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