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Culture and Agriculture - An Ecological Introduction to Traditional and Modern Farming Systems (Hardcover)
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Culture and Agriculture - An Ecological Introduction to Traditional and Modern Farming Systems (Hardcover)
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In the Foreword to Culture and Agriculture, distinguished
anthropologist John W. Bennett writes Dr. Schusky's book is
welcome. It marks a point of maturity for anthropology's interest
in agriculture, a distillation of decades of research and thought
on the most important survival task facing humankind, the
production of food. Although applauded by a specialist in the
field, Schusky's book is specifically written for the general
reader who is interested in agriculture. It offers a historical
overview of the two major periods of agriculture--the Neolithic
Revolution, which occurred when humans initally domesticated plants
and animals, and the Neoclaric Revolution, which began the
introduction of fossil fuel into agriculture in the twentieth
century. Culture and Agriculture dramatizes the extensive changes
that are occurring in modern agriculture due to the intensified use
of fossil energy. The book details how the overdependence on fossil
energy, with its looming exhaustion, is a major cause of pessimism
about food production. The book also addresses the possible
solutions to this scenario--conservation steps, an increase in the
mix of solar energy, and an emphasis on human labor--which hold out
hope for the future. Part I introduces the discovery or
domestication of plants and animals (the Neolithic), along with the
later use of irrigation, in order to show that most agricultural
development, until the twentieth century, occurred between 5,000
and 10,000 years ago. Part II presents a brief survey of
agricultural history which demonstrates that hunger had more to do
with inequity in the social system than in the amounts of food
produced. Agricultural history also emphasizes how little change
occurred in agriculture from 5,000 years ago until the twentieth
century, when the use of fossil energy revolutionized food
production. In assessing the future of agricultural development,
Schusky underscores the importance of economic and political
policies that emphasize equity in distribution of wealth and
government services. This book should appeal to the general reader
interested in agriculture, rural sociology, or anthropology.
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