Agriculture
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From  NEW! Introduction: the Martian SingularityFrom: Dinner on Mars |
The Introduction reflects on the origins of this book as a thought experiment of what life would look like on Mars. Discussing topics including the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, revolutionary … | Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Nurturing Food Sovereignty in Canada |
- | Kevin Wipf; Nettie Wiebe | 19 | 2010 | $2.66 Add |
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From  Peasants and Social Transformations |
- | Jan Douwe van der Ploeg | 22 | 2013 | $2.42 Add |
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From  Sustaining Agriculture in a Changing ClimateFrom: Resilient Agriculture |
This chapter provides a brief history of agricultural practices and outlines the different crops and livestock that are cultivated in different environments. The chapter goes on to discuss how … | Laura Lengnick | 40 | 2015 | $4.00 Add |
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From  The Food Regime Project |
- | Philip McMichael | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! The Generational Dimension in Agrarian Change |
Topics covered in this chapter include: Frameworks and guiding concepts for understanding the generational dimension in agrarian change, and whether there is a crisis of social reproduction … | Ben White | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
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From  TransformationPart I: Roots From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 1 discusses agriculture and its relationship to the evolutionary process of seeds, the Green Revolution, the rise of transnational seed corporations, and more. | Devlin Kuyek | 11 | 2007 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Waking Up to Climate ChangePART 1 |
The author talks about climate change, her own experiences and activities in the world of climate action and lessons she’s learned, resilience thinking, and hope. She also introduces the … | Laura Lengnick | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! “A Multiplication of Wretchedness” in England, 1750–1850 |
Chapter 2 examines England and Wales from the late 1700s and early 1800s, in the midst of what has often been called an agriculture revolution. This chapter argues that appreciation for the … | Jim Handy | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From Advancing Agriculture By Destroying Farms?The State of Agriculture in Canada |
- | Darrin Qualman | 23 | 2010 | $3.22 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 1: ArrivalPART I: RED HORIZONS From: Dinner on Mars |
In Chapter 1 the authors imagine what a Martian city would look like in the year 2080. Discussing the chosen location of the city, water access, resources and extraction, food, and how it would … | Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! Climate Change is Changing the WeatherPART 1 |
This chapter presents current and projected changes in weather-related challenges across the U.S. It presents specific examples of unprecedented disruptions and shocks associated with climate … | Laura Lengnick | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Foreword by Elizabeth WathutiFrom: Earth for All |
The second Foreword is from Elizabeth Wathuti, climate activist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative. | Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
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From NEW! Generationing Agrarian Transformation |
Topics covered in this chapter include: Colonial agrarian transformations, Socialist agrarian transformations, China and the Soviet Union, Corporate Farming, the Green Revolution, and an … | Ben White | 38 | 2020 | $3.80 Add |
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From Historical Forms of the Food Regime |
- | Philip McMichael | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From IndustrializationPart I: Roots From: Good Crop / Bad Crop |
Chapter 2 explores new models of agribusiness and industrial farming, genetically engineered plants, Canada’s ‘‘farm family’’ image, the National … | Devlin Kuyek | 7 | 2007 | $0.70 Add |
