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Book SynopsisUsing various illustrations to look at the development of Western agriculture, this book discusses the evolution of how we think about agriculture, its use of the land and impact on landscape, and how landscape has been portrayed historically in art. It discusses the role that science and economics have played in agricultural development.
Trade Review"The impact of art in this book to visually enhance the documented history of agriculture is so vivid that I was able to imagine the sense of place that landscapes that no longer exist must have portrayed to those who lived and worked within them. While there are certainly many other books on the history of agriculture, no other that I have ever read has interwoven the topic with visual art in such an evocative manner. The Cultivated Landscape is utterly fascinating and on occasion evokes powerful parallels with Simon Schama's brilliant Landscape and Memory or even Kenneth Clark's Civilization." Richard Bawden, Systemic Development Institute, Sydney Australia "A broad, interesting, and well-written survey of farming practices from the Middle Ages to the present." Choice Magazine
Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements 1.Custodians of the Landscape in Europe; 2. New World Expansion; 3. Production and Productivity; 4. Productivity to Excess; 5. Sustainability; 6. Millennium Accounting; 7. Connecting the Future Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Information on Illustrations; About the Authors; Index
