The cultural history of plants
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The cultural history of plants
Routledge, 2005
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 433) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This valuable reference will be useful for both scholars and general readers. It is both botanical and cultural, describing the role of plant in social life, regional customs, the arts, natural and covers all aspects of plant cultivation and migration and covers all aspects of plant cultivation and migration. The text includes an explanation of plant names and a list of general references on the history of useful plants.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 The Seeds of Time, Ghillean T. Prance
- Chapter 1 The Hunter-Gatherers, Ivan Crowe
- Chapter 2 Origins and Spread of Agriculture, David R. Harris
- Part 2 The Migration of Plants, Ghillean T. Prance
- Chapter 3 Gathering Food from the Wild, Andrea Pieroni
- Chapter 4 Grains, Mark Nesbitt
- Chapter 5 Roots and Tubers, Helen Sanderson
- Chapter 6 Fruits, Charles R. Clement
- Chapter 7 Herbs and Vegetables, Jane M. Renfrew, Helen Sanderson
- Chapter 8 Nuts, Seeds, and Pulses, Georgina Pearman
- Chapter 9 Spices, Barbara Pickersgill
- Chapter 10 Caffeine, Alcohol, and Sweeteners, Hans T. Beck
- Chapter 11 Psychoactive Plants, Richard Rudgley
- Chapter 12 Plants as Medicines, Michael Heinrich, Andrea Pieroni, Paul Bremner
- Chapter 13 Fragrant Plants, By Sue Minter
- Chapter 14 Ornamentals, Peter Barnes
- Chapter 15 Natural Fibers and Dyes, Frances A. Wood, George A.F. Roberts
- Chapter 16 Wood, Tony Russell
- Chapter 17 Materials, Daphne Hakuno
- Part 3 Today and Tomorrow, Ghillean T. Prance
- Chapter 18 Age of Industrialization and Agro-Industry, Andrew B. Jacobson
- Chapter 19 Invasives, Vernon Heywood
- Chapter 20 Conservation of Wild Plants, David R. Given, Nigel Maxted
- Chapter 21 Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources, Nigel Maxted, David R. Given
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