Struggling with the Environment by Erik Thoen
Agriculture is always a struggle with the environment since agricultural production is in fact applied ecology. However, in the past the struggle with the environment was to a large extent determined by the social organisation which was regionally very diverse. The aim of this volume is to find out how, when and within which structural boundaries, land was made useful for agriculture. In the first part of each chapter, this is studied in general, focusing on the evolution of land use: how and why was land reclaimed and by whom? How intensively was this land used? Which actors played a part in this process? What were the environmental and social limits? In the second part the production techniques and production systems are scrutinized: crop choices, crop rotations, the importance of fallow and cattle, crop yields etc. All this is looked at in light of different farming strategies and social conditions. The comparative approach of this volume also enables a new and innovating perspective on the occurrence and impact of 'agricultural' and 'green' revolutions in the past.
Tim Soens is Professor of Medieval and Environmental History at the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Dieter Schott is Professor for Modern History at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
Michael Toyka-Seid is research associate at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
Bert De Munck is professor at the History Department of the University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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| ISBN 13 | 9782503530475 |
| ISBN 10 | 2503530478 |
| Title | Struggling with the Environment |
| Author | Annie Antoine |
| Series | Rural Economy And Society In North-Western Europe 500-2000 Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Brepols N.V. |
| Year published | 2015-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 499 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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