Agribusiness and primary industries Books
The University of Chicago Press Challenging Nature
Book SynopsisThe author here examines eighteen farming communities of Tanga Region, Tanzania, an area of rural poverty with a long history of drought, floods, food shortages, famine, and social and economic disruption to understand what the farmers there know about their environment and which historical and economic factors play into the lack of food security.
£57.00
The University of Chicago Press The Nature of the Future Agriculture Science and
Book SynopsisThe nostalgic mist surrounding farms can make it hard to write their history, encrusting them with stereotypical rural virtues and unrealistically separating them from markets, capitalism, and urban influences. The Nature of the Future aims to remake this staid vision. Emily Pawley examines a place and period of enormous agricultural vitalityantebellum New York Stateand follows thousands of improving agriculturists, part of the largest, most diverse, and most active scientific community in nineteenth-century America. Pawley shows that these improvers practiced a kind of science hard for contemporary readers to recognize, in which profit was not only a goal but also the underlying purpose of the natural world. Far from producing a more rational vision of nature, northern farmers practiced a form of science where conflicting visions of the future landscape appeared and evaporated in quick succession. Drawing from environmental history, US history and the history of science, and extensively mining a wealth of antebellum agricultural publications, The Nature of the Future uncovers the rich loam hiding beneath ostensibly infertile scholarly terrain, revealing a surprising area of agricultural experimentation that transformed American landscapes and American ideas of expertise, success, and exploitation.
£41.80
The University of Chicago Press The Problem with Feeding Cities The Social
Book SynopsisFor most people, grocery shopping is a mundane activity. Few stop to think about the massive, global infrastructure that makes it possible to buy Chilean grapes in a Philadelphia supermarket in the middle of winter. Yet every piece of food represents an interlocking system of agriculture, manufacturing, shipping, logistics, retailing, and nonprofits that controls what we eator don't. The Problem with Feeding Cities is a sociological and historical examination of how this remarkable network of abundance and convenience came into being over the last century. It looks at how the US food system transformed from feeding communities to feeding the entire nation, and it reveals how a process that was once about fulfilling basic needs became focused on satisfying profit margins. It is also a story of how this system fails to feed people, especially in the creation of food deserts. Andrew Deener shows that problems with food access are the result of infrastructural failings stemming from how Trade Review"...a major addition to the literature on food infrastructure history and analysis." * Civil Engineering Magazine *"We take food for granted—that it will always be on the shelf, mostly affordable, and safe to eat. Andrew Deener no longer takes the food supply for granted and in this book, using the City of Philadelphia as a case study, examines the high-volume, high-variety food system on which the U.S. relies." * CHoW Line *"The Problem with Feeding Cities is a tour de force in its examination of the logistical and supply chain effects on our food system...[It] is a valuable book for those interested in food insecurity and organizational sociology." * Sociological Forum *"Deener urges us to think of food as similar to other goods, [such as] electricity [and] housing that changed dramatically in the twentieth century. He does an excellent job taking the reader on the trip--by boat, by railroad, long haulers, and cars--to see how food gets from point A to point B (with a lot of other points in-between)...Changes in food distribution in the twentieth century led to much of the infrastructural decay we see in US cities in the 21st century and exacerbated food inequalities that we still see today." * Urbanities: The Journal of Urban Ethnography *"Andrew Deener’s fascinating book represents an important contribution to the sparsely populated field of social studies of food infrastructure. . . . The Problem with Feeding Cities represents an ambitious attempt to unpack the black box of fresh food provisioning in the United States and theorize the role of food infrastructure in shaping the contemporary city. . . .[It] reveals the importance of understanding what stands between the proverbial farm and table in terms of crafting policies and theories that can adequately confront the 'problem with feeding cities.'" * Gastronomica *“Most of us give little thought to the question of how our food gets to the grocery store, or of how and why this matters. But Deener has spent years investigating the hidden infrastructure that shapes what we grow, what we eat, what we spend, and, most surprisingly, how we’ve built cities, suburbs, and transit networks around the world. The Problem with Feeding Cities is a revelatory study, loaded with ideas about how to create healthier, more sustainable systems for our changing world.” -- Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People and Heat Wave“This is the food chain fully traced and newly understood. We learn how grocery companies, road builders, and bar codes have shaped cities and fields—and what goes in our mouths. Deener combines politics, technology, and taste for lessons in urban history, consumption, and the wiles and woes of business. He brings the concept of infrastructure to explanatory life.” -- Harvey Molotch, author of Where Stuff Comes From“The Problem with Feeding Cities is a masterpiece of sociological imagination, making the familiar grocery store aisle into a strange concoction of methyl bromide and Universal Product Codes. Deener narrates the ‘social life of infrastructure’ over a century of history and with a remarkable variety of foodstuff examples. This book is a model of urban, economic, organizational, and environmental sociology.” -- Mary Pattillo, author of Black on the Block"What is singularly insightful about this volume is that it disaggregates the food system, showing how supplying cities with grains or meats, about which much has been written...is quite different from feeding cities fresh fruits and vegetables...[Deener] underlines the epistemic consequences of separating rural sociology from urban sociology and a sociology of production from a sociology of consumption, with the ties between the two falling out of analytical view. That sets his task for the rest of the book, which includes exemplary chapters on technologies and techniques of classifying uneven organic material." * City & Community *"Sociologists with interests in food, urban studies, and politics will find The Problem with Feeding Cities to be a helpful resource for many years to come. Any evolution of our food distribution system that expands beyond today’s supermarket model (e.g., home delivery) will require new infrastructure to succeed. Deener’s framing of the problem of getting food to people will help us keep track of the ways industry and government mutually adapt to stock the household pantries of the future." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface One / The Transformation of the Food System Two / The Rise and Fall of the Urban Middlemen Three / Infrastructural Exclusion Four / The Bar Code: A Micro-technical Force of Change Five / Defeating Seasons: Reassembling the Produce Aisle Six / Cracks in the System Seven / Food Distribution as Unfinished Infrastructure Eight / The Problem with Feeding Cities Acknowledgments Methods Appendix: Strategic Variation and Historical Excavation Notes References Index
£87.40
The University of Chicago Press The Problem with Feeding Cities The Social
Book SynopsisTrade Review"...a major addition to the literature on food infrastructure history and analysis." * Civil Engineering Magazine *"We take food for granted—that it will always be on the shelf, mostly affordable, and safe to eat. Andrew Deener no longer takes the food supply for granted and in this book, using the City of Philadelphia as a case study, examines the high-volume, high-variety food system on which the U.S. relies." * CHoW Line *"The Problem with Feeding Cities is a tour de force in its examination of the logistical and supply chain effects on our food system...[It] is a valuable book for those interested in food insecurity and organizational sociology." * Sociological Forum *"Deener urges us to think of food as similar to other goods, [such as] electricity [and] housing that changed dramatically in the twentieth century. He does an excellent job taking the reader on the trip--by boat, by railroad, long haulers, and cars--to see how food gets from point A to point B (with a lot of other points in-between)...Changes in food distribution in the twentieth century led to much of the infrastructural decay we see in US cities in the 21st century and exacerbated food inequalities that we still see today." * Urbanities: The Journal of Urban Ethnography *"Andrew Deener’s fascinating book represents an important contribution to the sparsely populated field of social studies of food infrastructure. . . . The Problem with Feeding Cities represents an ambitious attempt to unpack the black box of fresh food provisioning in the United States and theorize the role of food infrastructure in shaping the contemporary city. . . .[It] reveals the importance of understanding what stands between the proverbial farm and table in terms of crafting policies and theories that can adequately confront the 'problem with feeding cities.'" * Gastronomica *“Most of us give little thought to the question of how our food gets to the grocery store, or of how and why this matters. But Deener has spent years investigating the hidden infrastructure that shapes what we grow, what we eat, what we spend, and, most surprisingly, how we’ve built cities, suburbs, and transit networks around the world. The Problem with Feeding Cities is a revelatory study, loaded with ideas about how to create healthier, more sustainable systems for our changing world.” -- Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People and Heat Wave“This is the food chain fully traced and newly understood. We learn how grocery companies, road builders, and bar codes have shaped cities and fields—and what goes in our mouths. Deener combines politics, technology, and taste for lessons in urban history, consumption, and the wiles and woes of business. He brings the concept of infrastructure to explanatory life.” -- Harvey Molotch, author of Where Stuff Comes From“The Problem with Feeding Cities is a masterpiece of sociological imagination, making the familiar grocery store aisle into a strange concoction of methyl bromide and Universal Product Codes. Deener narrates the ‘social life of infrastructure’ over a century of history and with a remarkable variety of foodstuff examples. This book is a model of urban, economic, organizational, and environmental sociology.” -- Mary Pattillo, author of Black on the Block"What is singularly insightful about this volume is that it disaggregates the food system, showing how supplying cities with grains or meats, about which much has been written...is quite different from feeding cities fresh fruits and vegetables...[Deener] underlines the epistemic consequences of separating rural sociology from urban sociology and a sociology of production from a sociology of consumption, with the ties between the two falling out of analytical view. That sets his task for the rest of the book, which includes exemplary chapters on technologies and techniques of classifying uneven organic material." * City & Community *"Sociologists with interests in food, urban studies, and politics will find The Problem with Feeding Cities to be a helpful resource for many years to come. Any evolution of our food distribution system that expands beyond today’s supermarket model (e.g., home delivery) will require new infrastructure to succeed. Deener’s framing of the problem of getting food to people will help us keep track of the ways industry and government mutually adapt to stock the household pantries of the future." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface One / The Transformation of the Food System Two / The Rise and Fall of the Urban Middlemen Three / Infrastructural Exclusion Four / The Bar Code: A Micro-technical Force of Change Five / Defeating Seasons: Reassembling the Produce Aisle Six / Cracks in the System Seven / Food Distribution as Unfinished Infrastructure Eight / The Problem with Feeding Cities Acknowledgments Methods Appendix: Strategic Variation and Historical Excavation Notes References Index
£28.00
University of Illinois Press Remembering Lattimer
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shackel brings the tools of archaeology, ethnography, and history to bear on an important moment in U.S. labor history, to disclose how immigration, labor strife and racial-ethnic discrimination were and continue to be at play, a long-term perspective informative for addressing these timely issues today."--Robert Paynter, coeditor of Lines That Divide: Historical Archaeologies of Race, Class, and Gender"Shackel's contribution provides a deeply researched discussion about an often-neglected event in labor history." --International Journal of Heritage Studies"This important and timely book uncovers the forgotten history of the Lattimer Strike and massacre, its impact on the history and development of organized labor in the United States, and the enduring legacies of racial and class tensions these events have for the present. The story of the xenophobic exploitation of immigrants and their subsequent central role in the struggle for better working conditions and wages is used to offer a thoughtful and considered intervention into contemporary polarizing debates about immigration and migrant labor. Remembering Lattimer is a statement about the implications of the choices communities and nations alike make to collectively remember and forget, and the importance of breaking long held silences for the insight the past may offer for present and future aspirations for social justice."--Laurajane Smith, coauthor of Heritage, Communities, and Archaeology
£77.35
University of Illinois Press Sweet Tyranny
Book SynopsisAmid America's sugar industry, a bitter debate over imperialism and immigrationTrade ReviewWinner of the Richard L. Wentworth/Illinois Award in American History, 2010. "A compelling account of the deeply interconnected worlds created by the emergence of a new cash crop."--American Historical Review“Mapes has uncovered patterns of global trade and labor markets that have had a profound impact on American society from the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day.”--Michigan Historical Review "A very nuanced yet powerful examination of the triumph of industrialism over agricultural America."--The Annals of Iowa“Mapes tells the understudied sugar beet industry’s fascinating story, and links events in Michigan between 1899 and 1940 to the broader national and global considerations. . . . Recommended.”--Choice"A fascinating work that provides important information about the history of agriculture and the construction of the term 'factories in the field' and its connections with the American empire. This book should become a mainstay among works in ethnic studies, agricultural labor, corporate power, and the state."--Gilbert G. Gonzalez, author of Culture of Empire: American Writers, Mexico, and Mexican Immigrants, 1880-1930"Fascinating and beautifully crafted, Sweet Tyranny places growers, workers, and processors at the center of national debates over immigration, imperialism, protectionism, child labor, and a living wage."--Cindy Hahamovitch, author of The Fruits of Their Labor: Atlantic Coast Farmworkers and the Making of Migrant Poverty, 1870-1945
£23.39
University of Illinois Press Remembering Lattimer
Book SynopsisOn September 10, 1897, a group of 400 striking coal miners--workers of Polish, Slovak, and Lithuanian descent or origin--marched on Lattimer, Pennsylvania. There, law enforcement officers fired without warning into the protesters, killing nineteen miners and wounding thirty-eight others. The bloody day quickly faded into history. Paul A. Shackel confronts the legacies and lessons of the Lattimer event. Beginning with a dramatic retelling of the incident, Shackel traces how the violence, and the acquittal of the deputies who perpetrated it, spurred membership in the United Mine Workers. By blending archival and archaeological research with interviews, he weighs how the people living in the region remember--and forget--what happened. Now in positions of power, the descendants of the slain miners have themselves become rabidly anti-union and anti-immigrant as Dominicans and other Latinos change the community. Shackel shows how the social, economic, and political circumstances surrounding Trade Review"Shackel brings the tools of archaeology, ethnography, and history to bear on an important moment in U.S. labor history, to disclose how immigration, labor strife and racial-ethnic discrimination were and continue to be at play, a long-term perspective informative for addressing these timely issues today."--Robert Paynter, coeditor of Lines That Divide: Historical Archaeologies of Race, Class, and Gender "Shackel's contribution provides a deeply researched discussion about an often-neglected event in labor history." --International Journal of Heritage Studies "This important and timely book uncovers the forgotten history of the Lattimer Strike and massacre, its impact on the history and development of organized labor in the United States, and the enduring legacies of racial and class tensions these events have for the present. The story of the xenophobic exploitation of immigrants and their subsequent central role in the struggle for better working conditions and wages is used to offer a thoughtful and considered intervention into contemporary polarizing debates about immigration and migrant labor. Remembering Lattimer is a statement about the implications of the choices communities and nations alike make to collectively remember and forget, and the importance of breaking long held silences for the insight the past may offer for present and future aspirations for social justice."--Laurajane Smith, coauthor of Heritage, Communities, and ArchaeologyTable of ContentsCoverTitleCopyrightContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Anthracite MiningChapter 2: The Lattimer Strike/Incident/MassacreChapter 3: A Great Miscarriage of Justice and the Growth of the UMWAChapter 4: Memory of LattimerChapter 5: The 1997 Centennial Commemoration and the Memory of LattimerChapter 6: Deindustrialization and the New Twenty-First-Century ImmigrantChapter 7: Turning the CornerReferencesIndex
£20.89
University of Washington Press Puer Tea
Book SynopsisPuer tea has been grown for centuries in the "Six Great Tea Mountains" of Yunnan Province. In imperial China it was a prized commodity, traded to Tibet by horse or mule caravan via the so-called Tea Horse Road and presented as tribute to the emperor in Beijing.Trade Review"An admirably coherent analysis of the complex social relationships that shaped the Pu'er market. . . . and a fine addition to the literature on the cultural biographies of commodities. . . . Recommended for the teaching of political economy, cultural economy, Chinese social transformation, and regional development studies." * China Quarterly *"A wealth of valuable information, both historical and anecdotal….should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in the subject of Puer tea." * Two Dog Tea Blog *"This fine book has so much to tell us about the political economy of Puer tea over different periods of time and with links to Hong Kong, Taiwan and beyond…[I]nformative and well-written." -- Tan Chee Beng * Australian Journal of Anthropology *"[R]eflective of the deep socioeconomic and historical constructions of value in Puer tea shaped across many centuries, which Zhang captures in this intriguing monograph. Tracing the popularization of Puer tea in the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries, from its rise, peak, and eventual crash in 2007, this book is an insightful examination of the world of Puer tea. . . . [T]his ethnography presents a unique contribution to those interested in commodities, exchange, authenticity, and symbolic value. . . . The strength of this book lies in is rich ethnographic detail, in terms of privileging (and problematizing) the voices of the many actors involved in Puer tea, in addition to providing rich visual material to illuminate the complicated processes of producing, cultivating, and marketing Puer tea." -- Willa Zhen * Food, Culture and Society *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Transliteration, Names, and Measures Maps Introduction Spring 1. “The Authentic Tea Mountain Yiwu” 2. Tensions under the Bloom Summer 3. “Yunnan: The Home of Puer Tea” 81 4. Heating Up and Cooling Down 106 Autumn 5. Puer Tea with Remorse 6. Transformed Qualities Winter 7. Tea Tasting and Counter–Tea Tasting 8. Interactive Authenticities Conclusion: An Alternative Authenticity Appendix 1: Puer Tea Categories and Production Process Appendix 2: Supplementary Videos Notes Glossary References Index
£110.48
University of Washington Press Four Thousand Hooks
Book SynopsisWorking on an Alaskan fishing schooner, the author learned to bait thousands of longline hooks, handle the daily halibut catch, respect the ocean's raw power and navigate the seedy bars and guilty pleasures of shore leave in Kodiak. This book tells an absorbing adventure story of maritime Alaska.Trade Review"This is pure adventure. Dean's story is…sinewy and spare, understated and often gorgeously written." -- Ethan Gilsdorf * Boston Globe *"Four Thousand Hooks is a marvellous loss-of-innocence book, informative, enjoyable and well worth reading." -- Irene Wanner * Seattle Times *"Four Thousand Hooks has the feel of an honest memoir, valuable for its precision in describing fishing methods, crew interactions, and what Adams thought and felt . . ." -- Scott Bowlen * Ketchikan Daily News *"His first-hand accounts come alive on the pages, where the reader is swept into the story with the narrator. . . . The foreshadowing and timing of the story makes it difficult to stop . . ." -- Christy Olsen Field * Norwegian American Weekly *"Four Thousand Hooks says a lot about our ability to meet extraordinary challenges, and suggests that maybe we're all stronger and more capable than we realize. [It’s] filled with fascinating details of the fishing life, makes for awfully good reading." -- National Fisherman * October 15 *“The well-honed prose tells a good story and one is encouraged to turn the pages to see what happens next. This is not only a very readable book but an important record of a particular type of fishing. -- Arthur G. Credland * Mariners Mirror *"Four Thousand Hooks is one teenage boy's dramatic, yet humorous, coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of Alaskan maritime culture . . . a vivid picture of life and commercial fishing conditions in Alaska. . ." -- Jennifer Huffman * Independent Publisher *"Four Thousand Hooks [is] one of the best books about commercial fishing in Alaska. The author began long-lining for halibut at age fifteen and went on to captain his own vessel: it is a great book for anyone interested in life on a commercial fishing vessel." -- Charlotte Glover * Southeast Sea Kayaks Blog *
£21.00
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin No Condition is Permanent Social Dynamics of
Book SynopsisThe author's thesis declares that the obstacles to African agrarian development never stay the same. She explores the complex way in which African economy and society are tied to issues of land and labour, and offers comparative studies of agrarian change in four sub-Saharan areas.
£17.06
Yale University Press Smart Alliance
Book Synopsis'Smart Alliance' tells the story of how Chiquita, formerly the notorious United Fruit Company, reinvented itself as an ally of conservation and together with the Rainforest Alliance set about establishing a 'Better Banana' seal of approval to certify genuine efforts to protect the environment.Trade Review"One of the fairest treatments of environmental and trade issues yet written. Since the Rio conference (1992), we have been challenged to see the synergies between economics and environmental protection, and this study is among the best." Jonathan Plaut, Science, Technology, and Society Program, The Pennsylvania State University, and former chair, NAFTA CECF"
£46.55
Yale University Press A Golden Weed
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the rise of the crop strain that came to dominate the American tobacco industry and its toll on the Southern landscape that produced itTrade Review“How did such a valuable crop thrive on land so poor? Why did the earth melt from under the fortunes of planters? Drew Swanson gives answers in a history of bright leaf that is also about the fate of a southern region, a plant and its environment, and the rise of the cigarette.”—Steven Stoll, author of Larding the Lean Earth: Soil and Society in Nineteenth Century America -- Steven Stoll“This book is a history of tobacco agriculture that will add to recent scholarship on the environmental history of staple crop plantations in the U.S. South; it is a significant contribution to this effort to re-write the agricultural history of the South in environmental terms.”—Mart A. Stewart, author of “What Nature Suffers to Groe” -- Mart A. Stewart“A Golden Weed is agrarian history at its best. Avoiding convenient stereotypes, Swanson vividly demonstrates how bright-leaf tobacco farmers transformed the social relations and soils of the Piedmont South.”—Edward D. Melillo, Amherst College -- Edward D. Melillo“Swanson’s finely grained appraisal of bright tobacco culture revises familiar accounts of commodity-crop agriculture, weaving a compelling narrative of economics, race relations, and the land in the Virginia-North Carolina Southside.”—Sara M. Gregg, author of Managing the Mountains -- Sara M. Gregg“With his sure grasp of cultivation and deep insight into the social and ecological realities of growing bright-leaf tobacco, Swanson depicts a region degraded and impoverished not from simple ignorance or greed, but from a tragic inability to overcome economic and racial obstacles.”—Brian Donahue, co-editor of American Georgics: Writings on Farming, Culture, and the Land and author of The Great Meadow: Farmers and the Land in Colonial Concord -- Brian DonahueWon the Ohio Academy of History, for the junior faculty, 2015 Publication Award which is given “to an active member of the Academy” for an “outstanding publication in the field of history issued in the year preceding the annual meeting.” -- Publication Award * Ohio Academy of History *Winner of the 2015 Theodore Saloutos Memorial Award from the Agricultural History Society for the year's best book on agricultural hisotry -- Theodore Saloutos Memorial Award * Agricultural History Society *“…Drew Swanson’s A Golden Weed is [a] well-researched study of tobacco in the Old Bright Belt…Swanson examines tobacco’s environmental history and deep-rooted connections to the region’s culture.”—Dale Coats, NCHR -- Dale Coats * NCHR *"A Golden Weed is thus both a cultural and an environmental history; Swanson is interested in ideas about land but also in the ways that the natural environment..."—Megan Kate Nelson, The Journal of American History -- Megan Kate Nelson * Journal of American History *“Swanson excels in delivering what his title promised: a rigorous exploration of why generations of farmer’s sacrificed the integrity of the landscape they loved to grow soil-depleting tobacco. His persuasive arguments about this key issue now make it essential for future historians of southern agriculture”—Adrienne Monteith Petty, American Historical Review -- Adrienne Monteith Petty * American Historical Review *Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015, in the botany category. -- Outstanding Academic Title * Choice *
£35.62
Wiley Agricultural Development Policy
Book SynopsisAgricultural policy is undergoing a dramatic change the world over. Governmental bodies and agencies are moving away from traditional forms of intervention in agriculture and creating new policies. Essential to policy--makers in the middle of this revolution is a reference that distills the lessons of international research and experience.Table of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 1 Agriculture and Economic Development: Basic Considerations 3 1.1 Beginnings 3 1.2 The Agricultural Sector and Economic Growth 4 1.3 Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction 9 Discussion Points for Chapter 1 12 2 Strategies and the Agricultural Policy Framework 15 2.1 Strategies and Policies 15 2.2 The Nature of Agricultural Policy Instruments 19 2.3 Objectives of Agricultural Policy 22 2.4 The Role of Government 25 2.5 Implementation of Strategies and Policies 30 Discussion Points for Chapter 2 32 3 Broad Issues of Agricultural Policy 35 3.1 Agricultural Policy and the Macroeconomic Framework 35 3.2 Fiscal Expenditures and Subsidies 37 3.3 Improving the Incomes of the Rural Poor 44 3.4 Gender and Agricultural Development 46 3.5 Selected Issues in Privatization 48 3.6 Principal Aspects of the Legal Framework 51 Discussion Points for Chapter 3 53 4 Policies that Influence Producer Incentives 55 4.1 The Setting 55 4.2 Agricultural Prices and Their Determinants 56 4.3 Trade Policy 58 4.4 Exchange Rate Policy 74 4.5 Fiscal Policy and Agricultural Prices 80 4.6 Macroeconomic Policy Options for Agriculture 82 4.7 Sectoral Policies that Influence Agricultural Prices 86 4.8 Food Security, Agricultural Prices and the Rural Poor 98 4.9 Observations on Price Stabilization and Agricultural Development 103 Discussion Points for Chapter 4 104 5 Land Tenure Policies 109 5.1 Introduction 109 5.2 The Importance of Land Tenure 110 5.3 Objectives of Land Tenure Policies 111 5.4 Overview of Issues and Trends concerning Land Tenure 116 5.5 The Nature of Land Rights 121 5.6 Communal, Collective and Individual Rights to Land 130 5.7 Experiences with Land Reform 142 5.8 Policies for Land Markets 149 5.9 Improving Access to Land for the Poor and for Women 176 Discussion Points for Chapter 5 191 6 Water Management Policies in Agriculture 197 6.1 Introduction 197 6.2 Policy Objectives for the Irrigation Sector 203 6.3 Strategic Planning for Irrigation as Part of Water Resource Management 207 6.4 Strategic Issues in Irrigation Development 211 6.5 Principal Policy Issues in the Irrigation Sector 223 6.6 Institutional and Process Issues in Water Management 248 6.7 Irrigation as a Tool of Rural Development 269 Discussion Points for Chapter 6 271 7 Policies for Agricultural and Rural Finance 277 7.1 The Role of Finance in Agricultural Development 277 7.2 Policy Objectives for Rural Finance 287 7.3 Keys to the Sustainability and Efficiency of Financial Intermediation 295 7.4 The Regulatory Framework for Rural Finance 300 7.5 Structural Considerations for Rural Financial Institutions 317 7.6 Approaches to Managing Rural Financial Institutions 330 7.7 Macroeconomic Policy to Support Rural Financial Intermediation 340 7.8 Elements of a Strategy for Developing Rural Finance 346 Discussion Points for Chapter 7 351 8 Policies for Agricultural Technology 357 8.1 Introduction: The Role and Context of Agricultural Technology 357 8.2 Issues in Agricultural Research 363 8.3 Issues in Agricultural Extension 375 8.4 New Directions in Agricultural Research 390 8.5 New Approaches to Agricultural Extension 404 Discussion Points for Chapter 8 420 9 Agricultural Development Strategies: Process and Structure 425 9.1 The Roles of an Agricultural Strategy 425 9.2 Participatory Processes for Developing Strategies 428 9.3 Structure and Consistency in a Strategy 442 9.4 Substantive Orientations of an Agricultural Strategy 450 9.5 Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation 460 9.6 Implementation of a Strategy 474 9.7 Concluding Observations 475 Discussion Points for Chapter 9 476 Annex: National Economic Policies and Irrigation in Yemen 483 1 Water in Yemen’s Development Process 483 2 Demand Management vs. Water Supply Options 484 3 The Origins of the Water Crisis 485 4 Principal Policy Instruments Available for Water Demand Management 486 5 Bearing the Costs of Change 487 6 Schematic Presentation of Policy Options 488 7 Fiscal and Strategic Issues 488 8 Summary 490 Index 493
£83.66
John Wiley & Sons Inc The International Sugar Trade
Book SynopsisHistorically at the mercy of everything from war to weather, the price of sugar has always been extremely volatile. This book explores the broad scope of the sugar market, providing a global tour of the international sugar trade in all its intricacy. It also includes topics ranging from cultivation and refinement to importing and exporting.Table of ContentsORIGINS, BACKGROUND AND PRODUCTION. A Brief History. Cultivation. Sugar in Its Political and Sociological Context. THE WORLD SUGAR ECONOMY TODAY. National Policies. Supply. Demand. Exporters and Importers. Substitute Products. THE TRADE. Trends in the World Trade. Trends in World Prices. Futures Markets. THE FUTURE. Key Issues for the Future. Appendices. References. Index.
£162.00
Wiley Sorghum Origin History Technology and Production Wiley Series in Crop Science
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£413.96
John Wiley & Sons Inc Sustainable Agriculture in Temperate Zones
Book SynopsisThis timely work reviews the best current thinking on practicing sustainable agriculture, with contributions from agricultural, biological, environmental and social scientists. The emphasis is on temperate zones, with many of the contributions addressing U.S. agriculture. However, the principles explored here have application in any climatic or geographical region. The book discusses stewardship, biodiversity, reliance on mixed food systems and other approaches, always with a view toward reducing environmental degradation, maintaining economic viability and stabilizing rural communities.Table of ContentsSustainable Agriculture: An Overview (C. Francis & G.Youngberg). Breeding Hybrids and Varieties for Sustainable Systems (C.Francis). Design of Pest Management Systems for Sustainable Agriculture (G.Bird, et al.). Sustainable Weed Management Practices (M. Liebman & R.Janke). Sustainable Soil Fertility Practices (L. King). Legumes and Crop Rotations (J. Power). Management and Soil Biology (J. Doran & M. Werner). Pasture Management (B. Murphy). Case Study: A Resource-Efficient Farm with Livestock (R. Thompson,et al.). Converting to Sustainable Farming Systems (R. Andrews, etal.). The Economics of Sustainable Low-Input Farming Systems (J.Madden). Sustainability of Agriculture and Rural Communities (C.Flora). Policy Issues and Agricultural Sustainability (C. Flora). Agriculture with Nature as Analogy (W. Jackson). Major Issues Confronting Sustainable Agriculture (W.Lockeretz). Future Dimensions of Sustainable Agriculture (C. Francis). Author Index. Subject Index.
£231.26
John Wiley & Sons Inc Techniques for Reducing Pesticide Use
Book SynopsisThis book outlines the techniques for reducing pesticide use internationally through using integrated pesticide management, and assesses the resulting environmental and economic benefits. The goal of the book is to focus on reducing pesticide use, not eliminating it, in order to maintain yields and current cosmetic food standards and provide a sustainable agriculture.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Pest Management in Agriculture (D. Pimentel). Environmental Ethics and Pesticide Use (H. Lehman). Environmental and Socio-Economic Costs of Pesticide Use (D. Pimentel & A. Greiner). Host-Plant Resistance to Insect Pests (H. van Emden). What is Durable Resistance? A General Outline (J. Parlevliet). Benefits of Minimum Pesticide Use in Insect and Mite Control in Orchards (T. Edland). IPM Practices for Reducing Fungicide Use in Field Crops (K. Bailey). IPM Techniques for Greenhouse Crops (J. Grant). Index.
£242.06
University of California Press Cheap Meat
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£22.50
University of California Press Balancing on a Planet
Book SynopsisFocuses on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's historical roots. This book offers an analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions.Trade Review"Cleveland's new book is essential reading for all who are interested in change, since understanding how we got into this mess is important for identifying ways to get out of it." -- Charles R. Clement Economic Botany "A welcome addition to the literature on agriculture and food systems and will give to all readers a chance to critically consider the importance of continuously asking questions, examining our empirical and value assumptions, and choosing robust indicators that can accurately reflect our goals for the agrifood system." Agriculture and Human ValuesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface: A Personal History Acknowledgments Introduction PART I Agrifood Systems History and Future 1. Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth 2. Agricultural Revolutions 3. Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems 4. Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases PART II Moving toward Sustainable Agrifood Systems: A Balancing Act 5. Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology 6. Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity 7. Managing People: The Common Property Option 8. The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet 9. The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions Notes References Index
£50.15
University of California Press Balancing on a Planet
Book SynopsisFocuses on critical thinking and effective action for the future of our global agrifood system, based on an understanding of the system's historical roots. This book offers an analysis of the assumptions underlying different perspectives on problems related to food and agriculture around the world and a discussion of alternative solutions.Trade Review"Cleveland's new book is essential reading for all who are interested in change, since understanding how we got into this mess is important for identifying ways to get out of it." -- Charles R. Clement Economic Botany "A welcome addition to the literature on agriculture and food systems and will give to all readers a chance to critically consider the importance of continuously asking questions, examining our empirical and value assumptions, and choosing robust indicators that can accurately reflect our goals for the agrifood system." Agriculture and Human ValuesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface: A Personal History Acknowledgments Introduction PART I Agrifood Systems History and Future 1. Eating Stardust: Population, Food, and Agriculture on Planet Earth 2. Agricultural Revolutions 3. Thinking Critically about Sustainable Agrifood Systems 4. Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Three Emphases PART II Moving toward Sustainable Agrifood Systems: A Balancing Act 5. Managing Evolution: Plant Breeding and Biotechnology 6. Managing Agricultural Ecosystems: The Critical Role of Diversity 7. Managing People: The Common Property Option 8. The Big Solutions: Climate Change, Resource Cycles, and Diet 9. The Big Solutions: Localizing Agrifood Systems Appendix 1. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols Appendix 2. Metric Units and Metric-English Unit Conversions Notes References Index
£27.00
University of California Press Brewing Justice
Book SynopsisFair trade is a fast-growing alternative market intended to bring better prices and greater social justice to small farmers around the world. But what does a fair-trade label signify? This book presents a study of coffee farmers in Mexico which offers the thorough investigation of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of fair trade.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface to the 2014 Edition Preface to the 2007 Edition Introduction 1. A Movement or a Market? 2. Coffee, Commodities, Crisis 3. One Region, Two Markets 4. The Difference a Market Makes: Livelihoods and Labor 5. A Sustainable Cup? Fair Trade, Shade-Grown Coffee, and Organic Production 6. Eating and Staying on the Land: Food Security and Migration 7. Dancing with the Devil? 8. "Mejor, Pero No Muy Bien Que Digamos": The Limits of Fair Trade 9. Strengthening Fair Trade Conclusion Epilogue: Seeking Justice in a Shifting Terrain Acknowledgments Appendix: Research Methods Notes Bibliography Bibliography to the 2014 Epilogue Index
£22.50
University of California Press In the Fields of the North En los Campos del
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Exploitative wages and living conditions are the norm for migrant farmworkers, but the book does search for solutions...[Bacon's] book aims not merely to show but to tell." -- Agatha French * Los Angeles Times *“Avoiding both sensationalism and sentimentality, the photos reveal not only the workers’ desperate poverty, but also the dignity of their toil and their consuming effort to provide a better life for their children.” * San Francisco Chronicle *"Filled with poignant photographs, accessible stories, and first-person immigrant narratives. Every middle and high school library should have this fine book." * Rethinking Schools *"In his new book, In the Fields of the North/En los Campos del Norte, David Bacon captures the experiences of migrant workers in California through heart-wrenching photographs." * East Bay Express *“Remarkable.” * Labor Notes *"In this timely and essential book, photojournalist David Bacon, through images and text, brings to life our intimate connection with the immigrant workers responsible for what we eat." * Rethinking Schools *"Through his clear, concise writing, his informed captions, and his powerful photographs, David Bacon witnesses lives, not working human machines." * Afterimage *"Belongs on the shelf with the classics about farm workers." * Journal of American Ethnic History *
£27.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The World Food Problem
Book SynopsisThe only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Second edition of a clasic text, completely revised and updated since first publication in 1985. The clearest and most up-to-date account of the supply of and demand for the world's food. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World.Trade ReviewAbout the first edition: "Ought to become a classic textbook and undoubtedly is a monument of scholarly synthesis." Geographical Magazine "The book promotes its own eminent claims to be on an accessible shelf of every senior school and university library." Geography "An excellent addition to the literature ... The book is easy to read and would be a useful textbook for courses on hunger and poverty, third-world development, and agricultural geography." Geographical ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures viii List of tables x Acknowledgments xv 1 Introduction 1 2 The extent of hunger 5 3 A short history of hunger 30 4 Population and poverty 55 5 The growth of world food output 73 6 The expansion of the world’s arable land 90 7 Agricultural development in the developed countries since 1945 115 8 Tropical Africa 132 9 Latin America 170 10 Asia 200 11 Trade and aid 236 12 Conclusions 256 Noted 267 Index 299
£47.45
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Agriculture and Industrialization
Book SynopsisBy setting industrialization against the background of wider processes of economic growth, recent trends in economic history have once again placed agriculture at the center of debate on the formation of modern economies. The nine essays in this volume examine the broader terms and implications of this new emphasis, and reassess the contribution of agriculture to economic growth in contexts that range from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries and from Europe to Russia and Asia. The essays are tightly focused around a set of central themes. Emphasizing how contexts of time and place have determined the relationship between agricultural change and economic growth, they explore comparatively such issues as the problems of interpretation and methodology posed by the close inter-dependence between agriculture and social organization, the critical role of political intervention in agricultural change, as well as the technical difficulties involved in measuring changes in prodTable of ContentsPreface. Editors' Introduction. 1. Land and Labour Productivity in English Agriculture 1650-1850: Mark Overton (University of Essex). 2. Agriculture and Economic Growth in Britain 1870-1914: F. M. L. Thompson (London University). 3. Apropos the Third Agricultural Revolution: How Productive was British Agriculture in the Long Boom 1954-1973?: B. A. Holderness (University of East Anglia). 4. Railways and the Development of Agricultural Markets in France: Opportunity and Crisis (1840-1914): Roger Price (University of Wales at Aberystwyth). 5. Agriculture and Industrialization in France 1870-1914: Colin Heywood (University of Nottingham). 6. Italy - The Eternal 'Late-Comer'?: Paul Corner (University of Siena). 7. Agriculture and Industrialization: The Japanese Experience: Kaoru Sugihara (University of London). 8. Agriculture and Industrialization in Colonial India: David Washbrook (University of Oxford). 9. Soviet Agriculture and Industrialization: Mark Harrison (University of Warwick). Index.
£93.05
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Poultry Health and Management
Book SynopsisA guide to the management of poultry under both intensive and extensive systems. It provides information on hygiene and vaccines in disease control and the role of molecular biology and cloning, advances in management with reference to feeding, drinking, lighting and egg collection, advances in genetics, and developments in housing.Trade Review"What an excellent little book this is, handy in size and weight and very readable " "This book should be available to all poultry keepers, where it would be invaluable for easy reference." Gregor Grant, Veterinary RecordTable of ContentsPreface to First Edition; Preface to Fourth Edition; Acknowledgements; Poultry - their health and management - introduction; Health, disease and intensification; Poultry nutrition; Practical poultry feeding; The environmental requirements of poultry; The poultry house construction & insulation; Ventilation; Hygiene on the poultry farm; Systems of management; Breeding and hatching; The health of poultry; Turkeys; Ducks; Geese; Quail; The management of poultry in hot climates; Poultry welfare and alternative systems; Organic poultry production; Further reading; Index.
£61.70
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries Volume 1
Book SynopsisRecent decades have witnessed strong declines in fish stocks around the globe, amid growing concerns about the impact of fisheries on marine and freshwater biodiversity. Fisheries biologists and managers are therefore increasingly asking about aspects of ecology, behaviour, evolution and biodiversity that were traditionally studied by people working in very separate fields. This has highlighted the need to work more closely together, in order to help ensure future success both in management and conservation. The Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries has been written by an international team of scientists and practitioners, to provide an overview of the biology of freshwater and marine fish species together with the science that supports fisheries management and conservation. This volume, subtitled Fish Biology, reviews a broad variety of topics from evolutionary relationships and global biogeography to physiology, recrTrade Review"It is a nicely produced book that can be recommended without reservation to both aspiring and established fisheries biologists who wish to learn about modern ideas and findings concerning the biology of fish." Journal of Fish Biology, "...this work is useful as a current, state-of-the-art review source in its field." Library Journal "A must for any library maintaining holdings on fish, fisheries, fish management, or conservation. It is the best review of the state of the art available and should be mandatory review reading for fish managers everywhere." G L Hendrickson, Humboldt State University for CHOICE "...an excellent starting point for graduate students, and a good handbook to have in a reference collection that stresses fish biology and fisheries management." E-Streams "This will be an invaluable reference tool for students, researchers and practitioners working in the fields of fish biology and fisheries." Reference ReviewsTable of Contents1. Banishing Ignorance: Underpinning Fisheries with Basic Biology (P. J. B. Hart and J. D. Reynolds). 2. Phylogeny and Systematics of Fishes (A. C. Gill and R.D. Mooi). 3. Historical Biogeography of Fishes (R. D. Mooi and A. C. Gill). 4. The Physiology of Living in Water (O. Brix). 5. Environmental Factors and Rates of Development and Growth (M. Jobling). 6. Recruitment: Understanding Density-dependence in Fish Populations (R. A. Myers). 7. Life Histories of Fish (J. A. Hutchings). 8. Migration (J. Metcalfe, G. Arnold and R. McDowall). 9. Genetics of Fish Populations (R. D. Ward). 10. Behavioural Ecology of Reproduction in Fish (E. Forsgren, J. D. Reynolds and A. Berglund). 11. Fish Foraging and Habitat Choice: A Theoretical Perspective (G. G. Mittelbach). 12. Feeding Ecology of Piscivorous Fishes (F. Juanes, J. A. Buckel and F. S. Scharf). 13. Fish as Prey (J. Krause, E. M. A. Hensor and G. D. Ruxton). 14. Trophic Ecology and the Structure of Marine Food Webs (N. V.C. Polunin and J.K. Pinnegar). 15. Community Ecology of Freshwater Fishes (L. Persson). 16. Comparative Ecology of Marine Fish Communities (K. Martha M. Jones, D. G. Fitzgerald and P. F. Sale). 17. Interactions Between Fish, Parasites and Disease (I. Barber and R. Poulin)
£166.46
Wiley Krill
Book SynopsisKrill, or euphausiids, a group of immense importance in marine ecosystems, comprises over 80 species, most of which are planktonic. Krill are widespread with species to be found in all the oceans of the world. Their numerical density in some regions increases their importance to marine ecosystems and has led to commercially successful krill harvesting. This comprehensive volume, thoroughly edited by Inigo Everson, well known for his work in this area, comprises chapters written by internationally acknowledged experts. The contents include coverage of: sampling and distribution, population, aggregation, reproduction and the role of krill in the ecosystem. Further specific chapters include krill harvesting, products and details of management in Japanese, Canadian and Southern Ocean waters. Drawing on the experience in each, the ecosystem approach to management is discussed in detail and how it might be applied more widely for example in forage fisheries. This most important volTrade Review"... of great value for anyone interested in thorough and up-to-date information about krill." Fish and FisheriesTable of ContentsSeries Foreword. Acknowledgements. List of Contributors. Chapter 1. Introducing Krill. (Inigo Everson). Chapter 2. Sampling Krill. Chapter 3. Distribution and Standing Stock. Chapter 4. Aggregation and Vertical Migration. (Jon Watkins). Chapter 5. Population Parameters. (Volker Siegel and Stephen Nicol). Chapter 6. Reproduction in Euphausiacea) . (Robin Ross and Langdon Quetin). Chapter 7. Role of Krill in Marine Food Webs. Chapter 8. Ecosystem Dynamics Involving Krill. (Inigo Everson). Chapter 9. Krill Harvesting. (Taro Ichii). Chapter 10. Products Derived from Krill. (Stephen Nicol, Ian Forster and John Spence). Chapter 11. Management of Krill Fisheries in Japanese Waters. (Yoshi Endo). Chapter 12. Management of Krill Fisheries in the Southern Ocean. (Denzill Miller and David Agnew). Chapter 13. Management o Krill Fisheries in Canadian Waters. (Inigo Everson). Chapter 14. Krill Fisheries and the Future. (Inigo Everson, David Agnew and Denzil Miller ). Glossary. Index. Taxonomic Index. List o Abbreviations.
£999.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Tropical Estuarine Fishes
Book SynopsisResearch on the large array of tropical estuarine fishes has increased markedly in recent years and hence scientific knowledge about most aspects of these important fishes'' biology and ecology is now catching up with that of their temperate equivalents. This landmark book draws together a vast wealth of information on tropical estuarine fishes and provides a vital reference point for all aspects of their study. The book''s comprehensive contents include thorough coverage of the types and distribution of these fishes, their diversity and the environmental conditions and communities in which they live. Full details of their biology and ecology are an integral part of this book, as are details of these fishes'' dependence on estuaries, man''s interaction with the estuarine fish community and the conservation of estuarine species and the often threatened habitats upon which they depend. The author, Stephen Blaber, has a vast wealth of experience in the subject areas covered by tTrade Review"...any student or scientist working on tropical estuarine (or coastal) fishes must have this book." Fish and Fisheries "My reading indicates that this book will be a valuable reference for those interested in the current status of tropical estuarine systems and our knowledge of them. The book will also serve as a benchmark against which to measure future negative impacts and conservation efforts." CopeiaTable of ContentsSeries Foreword. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Scope and Definitions. 2. The Diversity of tropical Estuaries. 3. Fish Faunas and Communities. 4. Trophic Ecology. 5. Reproductive Strategies. 6. Effects of Structure and Hydrology. 7. Mangroves and Estuarine Dependence. 8. Estuarine Fisheries. 9. Effects of Fishing. 10. Effects of Industry and Agriculture. 11. Conservation, Rehabilitation and Climate Change. References. Taxonomic Index. Geographic Index. Subject Index.
£201.56
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Migration of Freshwater Fishes
Book Synopsis* Well--known international authors. * Of great commercial importance to fisheries and professional angling bodies. * Draws together much new information in one place. * Detailed review of world wide migratory behaviour for most groups of freshwater fishes.Trade Review"...a source of detailed information on freshwater fish migrations, particularly given its taxonomic and geographical breadth, this volume will prove to be exceedingly valuable." (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) "This is an excellent, well researched and presented text that provides solid information on a subject of increasing importance to our knowledge of fish populations in freshwater systems." (Fish) "Many know about salmon, but few know as much about freshwater fish movements as is contained in this volume. Therein lies its value." (Fish and Fisheries) "This text is almost certainly the most comprehensive and up-to-date one there is on the subject of freshwater fish migration and it is bound to become the standard reference work for many years." (Fisheries Research)Table of ContentsMigration And Spatial Behaviour: Introduction. The Stimulus And Capacity For Migration: Stimuli For Migration, The Capacity For Migration, Piloting, Orientation And Navigation. Types Of Migration: Migrations At The Seasonal And Ontogenetic Scale, Diel Horizontal And Vertical Migrations. Patterns Of Migratory Behaviour In Freshwater Fishes: Arctic And Subarctic Regions, Temperate Regions, Tropical Regions. Taxonomic Analysis Of Migration In Freshwater Fishes, Lampreys Through To Freshwater-Dwelling Flatfishes (In 45 Sections). Methods For Studying The Spatial Behaviour Of Fishes In Fresh-And Brackish Water: Capture Dependent Methods, Capture Independent Methods, Choice Of Methods In Fish Migration Studies. Applied Aspects Of Freshwater Fish Migration: The Impact Of Man's Activities On Freshwater Fish Migration. Mitigation Of Hazards And Obstacles To Fish Migration, Installation, Monitoring And Efficiency Of Fish Passes. Conclusions. Indexes
£191.66
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cephalopods
Book SynopsisSquid, cuttlefish and octopuses, which form the marine mollusc group the cephalopods, are of great and increasing interest to marine biologists, physiologists, ecologists, environmental biologists and fisheries scientists. Cephalopods: ecology and fisheries is a thorough review of this most important animal group. The first introductory section of the book provides coverage of cephalopod form and function, origin and evolution, Nautilus, and biodiversity and zoogeography. The following section covers life cycles, growth, physiological ecology, reproductive strategies and early life histories. There follows a section on ecology, which provides details of slope and shelf species, oceanic and deep sea species, population ecology, trophic ecology and cephalopods as prey. The final section of the book deals with fisheries and ecological interactions, with chapters on fishing methods and scientific sampling, fisheries resources, fisheries oceanography and assessment and manaTrade Review"This splendid book offers much more than what its title seems to promise! The wider biological background is explained in a sequence of lucidly structured, superbly illustrated chapters. The authors have perfectly succeeded in writing a book for students and researchers as well as for lay readers interested in marine zoology. This comprehensive treatment of the most exotic group of marine molluscs is likely to become indispensible reading for zoology classes at undergraduate and graduate levels. Above all it is a very rich source of information, a true vademecum for anyone interested in squid, cuttlefish and octopus." Vie et Milieu, 2006 "This book provides a thorough review of this most important animal group. This comprehensive and well-illustrated book is essential reading for marine biologists, zoologists, ecologists and fisheries managers." CAB Abstracts, 2006 "This is a fascinating book, providing for fish biologists a readable and comprehensive review of a parallel and rival universe of cephalopod adaptiveness, life-style and significance in marine ecosystems. It is undoubtedly an essential text and reference." Journal of Fish Biology, 2006 "For many years to come, this book will surely be essential reading not only for cephalopod biologists, but for anyone interested in marine biology, ecology, and fisheries science." Quarterly Review of Biology, 2006 'This book is a good starting point for any student interested in studying cephalopods. It also gives those that specialise in a particular area of cephalopod research a broad overview of other areas that they may know little or nothing about' Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2007 'It is a well presented book that uses an abundance of graphs and diagrams to illustrate the text, maps to show lifecycle migration, colour photos to show composite satellite images of fishing lights and to illustrate the use of camouflage. Key morphological characters that can be used to identify cephalopods' Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2007 'I recommend that everyone with an interest in cephalopods reads this book from beginning to end because one will find information of interest to them that they would not think to look for' Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2007Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Form and Function. Origin and Evolution. Nautilus: The Survivor. Biodiversity and Zoogeography. Life Cycle. Growth. Physiological Ecology. Reproductive. From Egg to Recruitment. Coastal and Shelf Species. Oceanic and Deep-Sea Species. Cephalopods as Predators. Cephalopods as Prey. Fishing Methods and Scientific Sampling. Fishery Resources. Fisheries Oceanography. Assessment and Management. Conclusions. Appendix A: Classification of Living Cephalopod Families. Appendix B: Synopsis of Living Cephalopod Families. References. Index.
£183.56
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries Volume 2
Book SynopsisRecent decades have witnessed strong declines in fish stocks around the globe, amid growing concerns about the impact of fisheries on marine and freshwater biodiversity. Fisheries biologists and managers are therefore increasingly asking about aspects of ecology, behaviour, evolution and biodiversity that were traditionally studied by people working in very separate fields. This has highlighted the need to work more closely together, in order to help ensure future success both in management and conservation. The Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries has been written by an international team of scientists and practitioners, to provide an overview of the biology of freshwater and marine fish species together with the science that supports fisheries management and conservation. This volume, subtitled Fisheries, focuses on a wide range of topics, including the history of fisheries science, methods of capture, marketing, ecTrade Review"...this work is useful as a current, state-of-the-art review source in its field." Library Journal, February 2003 "A must for any library maintaining holdings on fish, fisheries, fish management, or conservation. It is the best review of the state of the art available and should be mandatory review reading for fish managers everywhere." G L Hendrickson, Humboldt State University for CHOICE, May 2003 "...an excellent starting point for graduate students, and a good handbook to have in a reference collection that stresses fish biology and fisheries management." E-Streams, June 2003 "This will be an invaluable reference tool for students, researchers and practitioners working in the fields of fish biology and fisheries." Reference Reviews, Volume 17 (5), July 2003Table of Contents1. The Human Dimension Of Fisheries Science: (P. J. B. Hart And J. D. Reynolds). 2. Fish Capture Devices In Industrial And Artisanal Fisheries And Their Influence On Management (O. A. Misund, J. Kolding and P. Freon). 3. Marketing Fish (J. A. Young And J. F. Muir). 4. A History Of Fisheries And Their Science And Management (T. D. Smith). 5. Gathering Data For Resource Monitoring And Fisheries Management (D. Evans and R. Grainger). 6. Surplus Production Models (J. T. Schnute And L. Richards). 7. Dynamic Pool Models I: Interpreting The Past Using Virtual Population Analysis (J. G. Shepherd And J. G. Pope). 8. Dynamic Pool Models II: Short-Term And Long-Term Forecasts Of Catch And Biomass (J. G. Shepherd And J. G. Pope). 9. A Bumpy Old Road: Size-Based Methods In Fisheries Assessment (T. J. Pitcher). 10. Ecosystem Models (D. Pauly And V. Christensen). 11. Individual-Based Models (G. Huse, J. Giske And A. G. V. Salvanes). 12. The Economics Of Fisheries (R. Hannesson). 13. Choosing The Best Model For Fisheries Assessment (P. Sparre And P. J. B. Hart). 14. Marine Protected Areas, Fish And Fisheries (N. V. C. Polunin). 15. Exploitation And Other Threats To Fish Conservation (J. D. Reynolds, N. K. Dulvy And C. M. Roberts). 16. Ecosystem Effects Of Fishing (M. J. Kaiser And S. Jennings). 17. Recreational Fishing (I. G. Cowx)
£166.46
Harvard University, Asia Center Fishing Wars and Environmental Change in Late
Book SynopsisThis work explores interactions between society and environment in China's most important marine fishery, the Zhoushan Archipelago off the coast of Zhejiang and Jiangsu, from its nineteenth-century expansion to the exhaustion of the most important fish species in the 1970s.Table of ContentsAbbreviations Introduction 1. Migration, Markets, and Marine Life Under the Late Qing 2. Social Organization and Fishery Regulation, 1800-1911 3. Developing the Ocean: Expansion and Reform, 1904-1929 4. Fishing Wars I: Sino-Japanese Disputes, 1924-1931 5. Fishing Wars II: The Cuttlefish Feud, 1932-1934 6. Fishing Wars III: The Zhejiang-Jiangsu Border Conflict, 1935-1945 Continuities and Discontinuities Chinese Characters Notes Works Cited Index
£32.26
Pluto Press State Crime on the Margins of Empire
Book SynopsisInvestigates state involvement in war crimes surrounding activists on the island of Bougainville, who struggled to close a Rio Tinto owned copper mineTrade Review'An important and rare book. Lasslett provides the missing link to the reasons why nations fall into turmoil - the state crimes of the powerful. His investigation illuminates how so much of the world is ordered' -- John Pilger'Compelling... through careful analysis, Lasslett shows us that imperialism remains alive and well and the inspiring individuals who dare to resist it. I salute his unique voice in a time of intellectual cowardice' -- Antony Loewenstein, independent journalist and best-selling author of My Israel Question and Profits of Doom'This is quite simply the best case study so far that explicitly addresses state violence in the Global South through a state crime 'lens''. -- Tony Ward, Reader in Law, Hull University'A fascinating depiction of extensive state criminality in Bougainville. Lasslett offers readers a deeply researched narrative, at once illuminating and horrifying, that is a microcosm of the daily harms wrought worldwide by neoliberal globalisation. Highly recommended' -- Richard Falk, Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights'A must read for anyone who wants to understand how and why our world is being destroyed for profit' -- David Whyte'Exposes the central crime-ridden workings of Empire in this detailed study from the periphery. His wealth of empirical evidence goes beyond the remarkable' -- Scott Poynting, Professor in Criminology, University of Auckland'A fascinating case study of engaged social research' -- Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsSeries Introduction Abbreviations Acknowledgements 1. State Crime and the Empire of Capital 2. The Specificities of Papua New Guinea’s Development 3. From Landowner Crisis to Industrial Sabotage 4. Eight Days That Shook BCL, the First Mine Shutdown and Its Aftermath 5. A Tale of Two Solutions: Counterinsurgency Warfare and the Bougainville Package 6. The Making of Civil War on Bougainville 7. State Crime and Really Existing Capitalism: The Lessons of Bougainville Afterword: Impunity, Civil Society and the Struggle Ahead in Melanesia Notes Bibliography Index
£26.99
Pluto Press Mining Encounters
Book SynopsisHow different mining industries across the world affect landscapes, people and politics.Trade Review'By bringing contemporary research on resource extraction into conversations about the overheating of the planet, this accessible collection of essays examines the material, social and ethical consequences of our current habits of production and consumption' -- Stuart Kirsch, author of 'Mining Capitalism: The Relationship between Corporations and their Critics''The millennial scramble for resources brings fresh urgency to questions about the social and environmental costs of extractive capitalism. This book answers that call, offering rich ethnographic insights into the lifeworlds of those who sit in the shadow of extraction. -- Dinah Rajak, University of SussexTable of ContentsList of Figures and Maps Preface 1. Introduction: Negotiating the Multiple Edges of Mining Encounters - Robert Jan Pijpers and Thomas Hylland Eriksen 2. From Allegiance to Connection: Structural Injustice, Scholarly Norms and the Anthropological Ethics of Mining Encounters - Alex Golub 3. The ‘Shooting Fields of Porgera Joint Venture’: An Exploration of Corporate Power, Reputational Dynamics and Indigenous Agency - Catherine Coumans 4. Rubbish at the Border: A Minefield of Conservation Politics at the Lawa River, Suriname/French Guiana - Sabine Luning and Marjo de Theije 5. Territories of Contestation: Negotiating Mining Concessions in Sierra Leone - Robert Jan Pijpers 6. Drilling Down Comparatively: Resource Histories, Subterranean Unconventional Gas and Diverging Social Responses in Two Australian Regions - Kim de Rijke 7. Coal Trafficking: Reworking National Energy Security via Coal Transport at the North Karanpura Coalfields, India - Patrik Oskarsson and Nikas Kindo 8. Diamonds and Plural Temporalities: Articulating Encounters in the Mines of Sierra Leone -Lorenzo D’Angelo 9. Risky Encounters: The Ritual Prevention of Accidents in the Coal Mines of Kazakhstan - Eeva Kesküla Notes on Contributors Index
£61.52
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Diamonds
Book SynopsisDiamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world s largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail jewellery sector.Trade Review"Fifteen years ago Ian Smillie looked at a diamond and saw blood, and he rallied civil society and the diamond industry to address the blood diamond challenge. In Diamonds he cuts his way into the myriad facets of the diamond story — from geology, to mythology, to development and more. Diamonds is information-packed and inspirational, as is Smillie."—Stephen D'Esposito, president of RESOLVE, and former director of Greenpeace International and EARTHWORKS "Ian Smillie examines the messy diamond trade from the soil upward in this valuable book. He knows far more about diamonds than any dealer, and he cuts through decades of haze to tell you the truth."—Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit and Desire "Ian Smillie has produced a remarkably concise yet insightful look into the diamond industry – science, commerce, conflict, activism, Kimberley Process regulation and the ongoing challenge of international development – based on his years of first-hand experience on the front lines."—Matt Runci, retired CEO of Jewelers of America, and founding board chair of Responsible Jewellery Council "The author's eloquent and accessible style prevents the material from seeming dry, and his discussions of the potential for socioeconomic benefits in poorer countries and the complex political, social, and economic issues surrounding blood diamonds are particularly insightful. This informative primer will be highly valuable to readers interested in geology and earth sciences, business and economics, and history and sustainability studies."Library Journal "Ian Smillie comes across very effectively as a committed and experienced activist with relevant expertise. For those interested in the long arc of Africa's so-called 'blood diamond' issue, this book provides that story, explaining how diamonds became an almost ideal vehicle for money laundering and the archetypal case for how governments and independent militias have used natural resources to finance war and violent repression."Journal of Agrarian ChangeTable of ContentsAbbreviations page vi Introduction 1 1 The Geology and History of Diamonds 6 2 Supply and Demand – The Business of Diamonds 16 3 Blood Diamonds 43 4 Activism 68 5 Regulation 88 6 Power and Politics 99 7 Development 142 8 Loose Ends 164 Notes 171 Selected readings 180 Index 184
£42.75
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Diamonds
Book SynopsisDiamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world s largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail jewellery sector.Trade Review"Fifteen years ago Ian Smillie looked at a diamond and saw blood, and he rallied civil society and the diamond industry to address the blood diamond challenge. In Diamonds he cuts his way into the myriad facets of the diamond story — from geology, to mythology, to development and more. Diamonds is information-packed and inspirational, as is Smillie."—Stephen D'Esposito, president of RESOLVE, and former director of Greenpeace International and EARTHWORKS "Ian Smillie examines the messy diamond trade from the soil upward in this valuable book. He knows far more about diamonds than any dealer, and he cuts through decades of haze to tell you the truth."—Tom Zoellner, author of The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit and Desire "Ian Smillie has produced a remarkably concise yet insightful look into the diamond industry – science, commerce, conflict, activism, Kimberley Process regulation and the ongoing challenge of international development – based on his years of first-hand experience on the front lines."—Matt Runci, retired CEO of Jewelers of America, and founding board chair of Responsible Jewellery Council "The author's eloquent and accessible style prevents the material from seeming dry, and his discussions of the potential for socioeconomic benefits in poorer countries and the complex political, social, and economic issues surrounding blood diamonds are particularly insightful. This informative primer will be highly valuable to readers interested in geology and earth sciences, business and economics, and history and sustainability studies."Library Journal "Ian Smillie comes across very effectively as a committed and experienced activist with relevant expertise. For those interested in the long arc of Africa's so-called 'blood diamond' issue, this book provides that story, explaining how diamonds became an almost ideal vehicle for money laundering and the archetypal case for how governments and independent militias have used natural resources to finance war and violent repression."Journal of Agrarian ChangeTable of ContentsAbbreviations page vi Introduction 1 1 The Geology and History of Diamonds 6 2 Supply and Demand – The Business of Diamonds 16 3 Blood Diamonds 43 4 Activism 68 5 Regulation 88 6 Power and Politics 99 7 Development 142 8 Loose Ends 164 Notes 171 Selected readings 180 Index 184
£17.39
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Sugar
Book Synopsis* A new book in Polity's successful Resources series which tells the fascinating story of sugar in the global economy * Ambitious and intriguing, this book advances our understanding of the hugely profitable sugar industry and the economic exploitation and health issues associated with it.Trade Review�This is a fascinating interdisciplinary book and it covers much ground very well. It is well referenced and has a useful �further reading� section. I would recommend it for anyone interested in the good, the bad and the ugly of our globalized food system.�International Affairs "This is a fascinating interdisciplinary book and it covers much ground very well. It is well referenced and has a useful �further reading� section. I would recommend it for anyone interested in the good, the bad and the ugly of our globalized food system." Tim Benton, UK�s Global Food Security Programme and University of Leeds, UK "Ben Richardson�s Sugar is an intriguing survey of all things sugar, including consumption and foodways, the means of production, and how governments deal with their sugar industries and conduct their sugar-related international trade relations. True to his mission of providing a Marxist perspective, Richardson concludes by advocating for �reform from below.� Sugar draws on the scholarship of many sugar experts and will be a valuable resource for journalists and others researching sugar issues." Elizabeth Abbott, Author, Sugar: A Bittersweet History "Sugar has shaped our history and our politics; it affects our health, and influences the livelihoods of millions. Sugar is a lens on a fast-changing, globalised world, where the politics of agrarian change, international commerce, workers� rights and human health must be examined together. This is a fascinating book that both informs and challenges. Anyone interested in global politics, agriculture, business and social change and justice should read it." Ian Scoones, University of SussexTable of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Growing Markets, Growing Waistlines 3. Terminal Trade Dependency 4. Exploiting and Expelling Labour 5. Expanding and Exhausting Land 6. A Sweeter Deal for All? Selected Readings Notes
£49.50
McGill-Queen's University Press Flax Americana
Book SynopsisHow urban painters and prairie farmers brought a flax and oilseed empire to North America.Trade Review"This is an impressive study of an important shift in the North American agrarian economy between the mid-nineteenth century and the 1920s. Readers will appreciate the care with which Joshua MacFadyen presents the environmental, economic and labour implications of this transnational agricultural sector and explores issues with novel methodologies." Colin Coates, Glendon College, York University"Macfadyen has done careful, exhaustive research in farmers' and millers' accounts and government reports. His impressive GIS maps combine census data from the US and Canada. These sources help Macfadyen replace folklore with careful assessments of the crop, its markets and its roles. Along the way he weaves a complex web of considerations around the flax plant itself, which indicates how much goes into crop cultivation. Flax Americana reminds readers that agricultural history is larger than plants, and the environment that influences them includes more than natural phenomena." Environment and History
£999.99
University of British Columbia Press Achieving Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisAchieving Sustainable Development provides an overall introduction to critical subjects in sustainable development -- industrial growth, women, institutional arrangements, industrial practices, and aboriginal people -- and argues for the immediate development of a research and policy agenda for Canada and suggests mechanisms for its implementation.Table of ContentsVision Life in 2030: The Sustainable Society Project Sustainability Strategies and Green Planning: Recent Canadian and International Experience Connections Growing Wisely: Integrating Competitiveness, Sustainability, and Social Policy Action Biodiversity Conservation: Developing a Research and Policy Agenda for Canada Industrial Ecology: Efficient and Excellent Production Making Sustainable Development Happen: Institutional Transformation Putting Women and the Environment First: Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development Promises, Promises: Canadian Campaign Rhetoric, Agenda 21, and the Status of Women Aboriginal Peoples: Understanding the Basis for Policy-Making towards a Sustainable Development, with Focus on the Hudson Bay Region Assessing Progress A Systematic Approach to Assessing Progress towards Sustainability
£66.30
University of British Columbia Press Talk and Log Wilderness Politics in British
Book SynopsisA comprehensive account of the rise of the wilderness movement in British Columbia examines the forest industry's political strategies, and analyzes the inner workings of the policy process.Trade ReviewA comprehensive and readable history of the rise of the wilderness movement in BC, the counterattacks by industry and response by government. Anyone who has been involved over the last three decades in any forestry issues from the Stein to Clayoquot will find this book of value as it throws some light on the back room deals and minds of the policy makers and politicians ... The text should be required reading for all senior politicians to catch up on the rhetoric their predecessors were spouting 20 and 30 years ago ... This is a great read and will catch you up on the last 30 years if you weren’t there for all of it. * The Log *[Wilson] has written an impressive study of the development of forest policy in British Columbia ... While the book will be of most immediate interest to students of Canadian politics, its rich analysis of the interplay of industry, environmentalists, and government makes a significant contribution to the environmental policy literature. * Choice *Wilson's book is epic in covering the events, strategies, and personalities that formed the basis of wilderness politics ... This historical account allows us all to see where we fought in the battle, what armour we put on, and how we acted out our parts ... This is a compelling read for anyone who was there. For anyone who missed it but wants to enter the debate, it is the definitive history. -- Briony Penn * BC Studies *Table of ContentsTables and Maps Preface Introduction 1. Perspectives on the Policy Process: Puzzling,‘Powering,’ and the Constraining Importance of the PolicyLegacy 2. The BC Forest Industry 3. The BC Wilderness Movement 4. Government Institutions and the Policy System 5. ‘You Have to Break a Few Eggs’: EnvironmentalismChallenges the Resource Development Juggernaut of the 1960s 6. The Ragamuffins and the Crown Jewels: Bob Williams Confronts theForest Policy Orthodoxy 7. The Delegitimation of Social Credit Forest Policy, 1976-91 8. Containing the Wilderness Movement, 1976-85 9. ‘Have a Good Day, and Try Not To Damage the Grass’:Wars in the Woods, 1986-91 10. The Shifting Discourse of Wilderness Politics, 1986-91 11. The Rise of the Cappuccino Suckers 12. Sausage Making in the 1990s: Forest Practices and Allowable Cutsunder the NDP Conclusion Appendices Notes Glossary of Acronyms Select Bibliography Index
£26.99
University of British Columbia Press Taking Stands
Book SynopsisGoes beyond the dichotomies of pro and anti environmentalism to tell the stories of the women who seek to maintain resource use in rural places.Trade ReviewMaureen Reed has created a significant and sophisticated study that will establish a benchmark not only in how we understand and engage with community change and debate in resource-dependent regions, but also in how we conceptualize gender, women, and activism in those debates. -- Greg Halseth, Canada Research Chair in Rural and Small Town Studies, Geography, University of Northern British ColumbiaAn excellent handling of a complex and highly controversial topic ... It will make its mark on the world stage, inform feminist and environmental activism and theory, and help Canadians make sense of our poorly understood and badly maligned forestry sector. -- Karen Krug * Alternatives, 29:4, Fall 2003 *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Seeing the Trees among Women in ForestryCommunities 2. Transition and Social Marginalization of Forestry Communities 3. Policy and Structural Change in Rural British Columbia 4. Women and Woods Work: The Gender of Forestry Jobs 5. Women’s Lives, Husbands’ Wives: "Managing"Forestry Communities 6. Communities Confront Outsiders 7. Fitting In: Making a Place for Gender in Environmental and LandUse Planning 8. Social Sustainability and the Renewal of Research Agendas Epilogue Appendix: Describing and Reflecting on Research Methods Notes References I ndex
£26.99
University of British Columbia Press Born with a Copper Spoon
Book SynopsisBorn with a Copper Spoon tells the fascinating and far-reaching story of one of the world's most important metals.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Worlds of Copper? / Robrecht Declercq, Hans Otto Frøland, and Duncan MoneyPart 1: Connections, Technologies, People: Creating the Global Fabric of Copper1 The Gains of Going Global: The Return on Investment in International Copper Mining during the Second Industrial Revolution / Klas Rönnbäck, Oskar Broberg, and Dimitrios Theodoridis2 Futures Markets as Trustbusters: The Secrétan Copper Cartel and the London Metal Exchange, 1887–89 / Nathan Delaney3 American Mining Engineers and the Global Copper Industry, 1880–1945 / Duncan Money4 The Path to Dominance: American Copper Mining, 1880–1916 / Jeremy Mouat5 Comparing Copper Nationalism in Zambia and Papua New Guinea, 1964–74 / Ingeborg Guldal and Frida Brende JenssenPart 2: Grounding Copper: Communities and Socio-Ecological Transformations6 Copper Mining in Cuba at the Beginning of Mining Internationalization, 1829–70 / Ángel Pascual Martínez-Soto, Miguel Á. Pérez de Perceval, and Susana Martínez-Rodríguez7 Copper Communities on the Central African Copperbelt, 1950–2000 / Iva Peša8 Confronting Kennecott: The Lost City of Bingham Canyon and the History of Mining-Induced Resettlement / Brian James Leech9 Global and Local Interactions: The Great War, Global Trade, and Community Impacts in the Australian Copper Mining Industry, 1900–20 / Erik EklundPart 3: Haves and Have-Nots: Copper in the Age of National Control10 The Copper Industry as National Enterprise in Modern Japan / Patricia Sippel11 Katanga and the American World of Copper: Mechanization, Vertical Integration, and the Territorialization of Colonial Capitalism, 1900–30 / Robrecht Declercq12 The Establishment of Iran’s Copper Mining Industry: The Downfall of Anaconda and Selection Trust in the 1960s–70s / Abdolreza Alamdar and Ali A. Saeidi13 Copper in Chile: From the New Deal to Full Concessions, 1955–81 / Ángel Soto and Alejandro San Francisco14 Producer Cartel, International Commodity Agreement, and the Role of the US Government Copper Stockpile / Hans Otto FrølandIndex
£62.90
MB - Cornell University Press Balkan Smoke
Book SynopsisIn writing the life of tobacco in Bulgaria from the late Ottoman period through the years of Communist rule, Neuburger gives us much more than the cultural history of a commodity; she provides a fresh perspective on the genesis of modern Bulgaria itself.Trade ReviewBalkan Smoke places Mary Neuburger squarely at the forefront of the burgeoning field of consumption, commodities, and material culture studies about East-Central Europe.... Neuburger adeptly ties together numerous strands of culture, economics, politics, and ideas into a coherent narrative of the ever-changing and competing expressions of "Bulgaria.' * Ab Imperio *In Balkan Smoke: Tobacco and the Making of Modern Bulgaria, Neuburger masterfully demonstrates how the yellow-leafed plant has been at the core of building the historical narrative of modern day Bulgaria. More importantly, it also reveals in a particularly poignant way the complex dynamics of national consumption and global flows of goods and the ideologies they encapsulate.... Neuburger has a keen eye both for factual details and for cultural minutia, which reveals her remarkable ease and extreme, almost native-like, level of comfort and familiarity with the often hidden nuances of Bulgaria's less obvious cultural references. * Consumption Markets & Culture *Mary C. Neuburger's brilliant new book recounts the social life of tobacco in the past two centuries.... It creatively utilizes the extensive Bulgarian literature on the tobacco industry and cultural works on everyday life to produce a highly original account of the making of Bulgarian modernity.... [A] remarkably well-researched and inspiringly written work. * American Historical Review *Neuburger's work sharpens our understandings of Bulgarian economic history.... It is dense stuff, and I am terribly impressed with Neuburger’s ability to bring it all together in a coherent narrative. She has added a new thread to our understanding of the development of modern nationalism. * Slavic Review *One of the strongest contributions of Balkan Smoke is Neuburger's method. She uses tobacco and smoking as a lens through which to rethink the parameters of Bulgarianhistory. In doing so, she argues that tobacco production and consumption spurred deep transformations and brought a modern condition to Bulgaria's tobacco-growing regions.... Tobacco runs through each topic and it is evident that they are all tied to the others in both obvious and hidden ways. And this is precisely where Balkan Smoke shines. * Ab Imperio *This fascinating book explores the history of tobacco and tobacco culture in Bulgaria from the mid-19th century, when the country became partially and then fully independent from the Ottoman Empire, to the postcommunist present. Neuburger... argues convincingly that smoking and the production of tobacco products played an important—if not the key—part in Bulgaria's political, economic; and cultural modernization during this period.... Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *This smart, scrupulous, and elegant volume shows just how much interpretative power and creative reach a carefully executed commodity history can have. Balkan Smoke takes up the story of tobacco in a society that, like no other, has been shaped by the plant's production, distribution, consumption, and incorporation into mass and high culture.... Balkan Smoke is a thoughtful, innovative work of history writing and, in many ways, a valuable, fresh, and highly original contribution not just to national and regional historiography but to European history and economic history more generally, and to the expanding field of commodity studies. * The Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Coffeehouse Babble: Smoking and Sociability in the Long Nineteenth Century2. No Smoke without Fire: Tobacco and Transformation, 1878–19143. From the Orient Express to the Sofia Café: Smoke and Propriety in the Interwar Years4. The Tobacco Fortress: Asenovgrad Krepost and the Politics of Tobacco between the World Wars5. From Leaf to Ash: Jews, Germans, and Bulgarian Gold in the Second World War6. Smoke-Filled Rooms: Places to Light Up in Communist Bulgaria7. Smokes for Big Brother: Bulgartabak and Tobacco under CommunismConclusionNotes Bibliography Index
£37.05
Cornell University Press Behind the Kitchen Door
Book SynopsisWhen you work in restaurants you think the industry is everything, It's being outside, talking to people, serving people. You feel like you're part of something good. People mostly go out to eat for good stuffproposals, weddings, birthdaysnot to fight. You're part of someone's proposalyou bring the ring in an ice cream cake, you watch her reaction. You feel like you're part of their experience, their special moment, even if the people don't care who you areyou're just the server.Sustainability is about contributing to a society that everybody benefits from, not just going organic because you don't want to die from cancer or have a difficult pregnancy. What is a sustainable restaurant? It's one in which as the restaurant grows, the people grow with it.How do restaurant workers live on some of the lowest wages in America? And how do poor working conditionsdiscriminatory labor practices, exploitation, and unsanitary kitchensaffect the meals that arrive at our restauTrade ReviewBehind the Kitchen Door is a powerful expose of the labor practices of the contemporary restaurant industry.... Throughout the book, the author brings her points alive by providing profiles and stories from individual restaurant workers. -- Janice Fine * ILR Review *For all its talk of organic foods and sustainability, the restaurant industry pays little mind to the health and welfare of its own low-wage employees. In this persuasive volume, Jayaraman draws attention to servers, bussers, runners, cooks, and dishwashers across the country 'struggling to support themselves and their families under the shockingly exploitative conditions that exist behind most restaurant kitchen doors.'... Jayaraman champions employee causes and argues fervently against discrimination, giving restaurant owners, diners, and readers considerable food for thought. * Publishers Weekly *The author reveals... [how] many restaurants steal workers' wages and tips, and put white workers in the best jobs out front while assigning those of color to the worst kitchen work. Women are harassed and not promoted. Few food workers have insurance or even sick leave, which is a problem not just for the workers; patrons also suffer when ill workers prepare and serve meals.... This book will leave readers angry at the injustices detailed within, queasy about eating out, and much better tippers. * Library Journal *Table of ContentsForeword by Eric Schlosser1. The Hands on Your Plate2. Real Sustainability, Please!3. Serving While Sick4. $2.13—The Tipping Point5. Race in the Kitchen6. Women Waiting on Equality7. Recipes for ChangeAppendix: A Note on Sources and DataNotes Selected Bibliography
£13.29
University of Toronto Press Trade Liberalizaton and the Canadian Furniture
Book SynopsisPublished for the Private Planning Association of Canada as part of the Canada in the Atlantic Economy series, this book covers impact of trade liberalization on Canadian agriculture, prospects for trade liberalization in agriculture, as well as trade liberalization and the Canadian pulp and paper industry and trade liberalization and the Canadian furniture industry.
£11.39
University of Nebraska Press Drylands a Rural American Saga
Book SynopsisFocusing on Adams County in the Columbia Plateau in eastern Washington, Drylands, a Rural American Saga is a pictorial essay documenting the reality underlying the American self-portrait. Both an exception to and a paradigm of the country's agricultural folkways, Adams County offers a panorama of rolling cropland, sagebrush scree, and deep coulees.Trade Review“Drylands is a beautiful, soulful exploration of an ordinary place made extraordinary through the words and pictures of two accomplished craftsmen. It is evocative of the best collaborations between writers and artists who explore rural America, going beyond a simple elegy for rural life and choosing instead to frame Adams County as both a unique place and a proving ground for the dynamic and complex changes reshaping American agriculture and small towns across the nation. It will be a compelling book for many audiences.”—Matthew Klingle, author of Emerald City: An Environmental History of SeattleTable of Contents
£20.89
University of Nebraska Press Beyond the Fruited Plain Food and Agriculture in
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is a valuable contribution to the growing conversation that examines literary handling of food and agriculture as a crucial junction of nature and culture."—Daniel Clausen, Western American Literature"Dolan's book is a solid and engaging study of nineteenth-century cultural criticism of agriculture and foodways that should find a ready audience."—Drew Swanson, Studies in American Naturalism“Beyond the Fruited Plain poses a terrifically useful expansion of our understanding of how food-related discourse in the period was incorporated by literary artists, as well as how those artists turned their craft to the purpose of advocating for alternatives.”—Nicolas S. Witschi, coeditor of Dirty Words in Deadwood: Literature and the PostwesternTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Fruits of Expansion1. Expanding Agriculture2. Local Beans, Apples, and Berries3. Fruits of Regionalism4. Sweet Empires of Labor5. The Wheat Strikes BackEpilogue: Fruits of GlobalizationNotesBibliography
£45.00
John Wiley & Sons A Vast Amount of Trouble A History of the Spring
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