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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Agriculture and the Generation Problem Agrarian Changes and Peasant Studies Fernwood Publishing	Despite predictions that they are destined to disappear, smallholder or family farms still number more than 500 million worldwide, and account for more than 90 percent of all the world’s …	Ben White	160	2020	View
From Appendix Policy Recommendations for Developing an Inclusive Canadian Agricultural Policy From: Food Sovereignty in Canada View Fernwood Publishing		Annette Aurelie Desmarais; Hannah Wittman	3	2010	$0.42 Add
From NEW! Appendix: The Earth4All Model From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	The Appendix is a breakdown of the Earth4All Model.	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Capitalist Agriculture and Non-Capitalist Farmers From: Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change View Fernwood Publishing		Henry Bernstein	12	2010	$1.44 Add
From NEW! Chapter 1: Arrival PART I: RED HORIZONS From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	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
From NEW! Chapter 10: Ballrooms of Mars PART IV: RED DAWN From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 10 offers a reflection on what a night out would look like for both the authors in the Martian city in 2080. Discussion recreation, work life, pubs, music and dancing, first and second …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Chapter 2: Foundation PART I: RED HORIZONS From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 2 focuses on setting up the foundations for a Martian city. Discussing the establishment of a BaseTown, power, self-sufficiency, food sovereignty, self-reliance, solar energy, …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter 3: Small Is Beautiful PART I: RED HORIZONS From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 3 explores the possibilities of nanotechnology. Discussing the potential of biotechnology experiments, crops, algae, bacteria, fertilizers, medicines, and the creation of a new and unique …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Chapter 4: Biophilia PART II: RED EDEN From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 4 examines the role biospheres and greenspaces will play in the Martian city. Discussing the Bloedel Conservatory, agriculture and architecture , the history of greenhouses and glass …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	28	2022	$2.80 Add
From NEW! Chapter 5: Grass 2.0 PART II: RED EDEN From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 5 considers the challenges of growing and producing grains such as corn, rice and wheat on Mars. Discussing the history of grains and their domestications, Icelandic geothermal farming, …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	24	2022	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Chapter 6: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Cow PART III: RED MEAT From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 6 explores the possibilities of milk, meat, and cattle raising on Mars. Discussing the resources needed for dairy cows, lactose intolerance, plant-based “milk” technology, …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Chapter 7: The Fish of the Sea and the Birds of the Heavens PART III: RED MEAT From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 7 examines where birds and seafood fit into the diet of the future Martian city. Discussing seafood, meat as part of human history , fisheries, salmon, climate change, Wildtype’s …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	23	2022	$2.30 Add
From NEW! Chapter 8: Old MacDonald Had an iFarm PART IV: RED DAWN From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 8 considered what farming and farmers will look like in a Martian city. Discussing the family farm, labour on Mars, agricultural technology, labour shortages, the smart tractor, AI and …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Chapter 9: Closed Loops PART IV: RED DAWN From: Dinner on Mars View ECW Press	Chapter 9 focuses on the creation and maintaining of a closed loop system for the Martian community. Discussing recycling, problems of the industrial revolution, circular food systems, …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	17	2022	$1.70 Add
Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies Fernwood Publishing	Agrarian political economy investigates the social relations of production and reproduction, property and power in agrarian formations, and how they change. Using Marx’s theory of …	Henry Bernstein	154	2010	View
From Class Formation in the Countryside From: Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change View Fernwood Publishing		Henry Bernstein	13	2010	$1.56 Add