Domestication of Plants in the Old World: The Origin and Spread of Cultivated Plants in West Asia, Europe and the Nile Valley - Couverture rigide

Zohary, Daniel; Hopf, Maria

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198541988 ISBN 13 : 9780198541981

Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1988

Synopsis

The authors here review the origin and subsequent spread of the plants on which old world food production was founded. Their account is mainly based on detailed consideration of two lines of evidence: the plant remains found at archaeological sites, and the knowledge that has accumulated about the present-day wild relatives of cultivated plants. General conclusions are presented separately from the facts that bear upon them, so that readers can draw their own conclusions from the evidence. The aim throughout is to provide a definitive book on the subject, specially for researchers and undergraduates in agriculture, archaeology, botany and geography.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The origin of agriculture is one of the defining events of human history. Some 10,000 years ago bands of Hunter-gatherers started to abandon their high-mobility lifestyles in favour of growing crops, and the creation of settled, sedentary communities. This settlement in favour of the agricultural lifestyle triggered the evolution of complex political and economic structures, and technological developments, and ultimately underpinned the rise of all the great civilisations of recent human history. Domestication of Plants in the Old World reviews the origin and spread of cultivation in south-west Asia, Europe, and north-east Africa, from the very earliest beginnings. This new edition incorporates the most recent findings from molecular biology about the genetic relations between domesticated plants and their wild ancestors; it adds material on several new crop plants; and it incorporates extensive new archaeological data about the spread of agriculture within the region. The reference list has been completely updated, as have the list of archaeological sites and the site maps. From reviews of the second edition: 'This book is indeed a "mine of information". An enormous and diverse body of important results is digested and presented economically, in a form that should encourage other authors to mine it and apply the results to their own fields.' Nature 'This is an excellent book, suitable for libraries, reference shelves, and anyone who teaches or writes about plant domestication.' Journal of Ethnobiology 'Only a few years after the publication, in 1988, of Zohary and Hopf's textbook, the volume was already out of print.... One cannot be grateful enough to the authors that they seized the opportunity to update the book.... An indispensable reference work; a wealth of information is presented in a systematic way.... This already classic textbook has amply proven its value, and hardly needs further recommendation.' Helinium

Revue de presse

For those studying these areas of domestication this is good reference text. (TEG News)

The book is both a work of reference and an absorbing read. (Plant Talk)

A nearly complete compendium of Old World crop plants that makes the book very informative yet easy reading ... a first-rate source of knowledge on Old World crops. (Plant Systematics and Evolution)

This is the third edition of a fascinating book that provides a further update, refinement and clarity to our understanding of the origin and spread of cultivated plants in the Old World. (Annals of Botany)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarendon Press
• Date d'édition: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0198541988
• ISBN 13: 9780198541981
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible