Dirt : the erosion of civilizations / David R. Montgomery.
Dirt : the erosion of civilizations / David R. Montgomery.
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Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2007.
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N631.49/2
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English
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Physical content
ix, 285 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Good old dirt -- 2. Skin of the earth -- 3. Rivers of life -- 4. Graveyard of empires -- 5. Let them eat colonies -- 6. Westward hoe -- 7. Dust blow -- 8. Dirty business -- 9. Islands in time -- 10. Life span of civilizations.
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Publisher
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2007.
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California
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
Montgomery sees in the recent rise of organic and no-till farming the hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations."--BOOK JACKET....
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Dirt : the erosion of civilizations / David R. Montgomery.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2007.
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N631.49/2
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74VKOBpkKPyM
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ISBN
0520248708 (hbk.) :
9780520248700 (hbk.) :
DDC
631.49
MMS ID
991022641079702626
