Rice, agriculture, and the food supply in premodern Japan / Charlotte von Verschuer ; translated and edited by Wendy Cobcroft

Author:: Verschuer, Charlotte von
Published:: London ; New York : Routledge, 2017.
Physical Description:: xii, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators:: Cobcroft, Wendy

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Series:

Needham Research Institute series

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Irrigated rice and dry crops -- 2.A Mountainous Environment: Shifting Cultivation -- 3.Biodiversity: harvesting of wild plants -- 4.Food security: how much rice did they eat? -- 5.Polyculture in premodern Japanese traditions 263 Conclusion.

Subject(s):

Rice—Japan—History
Agriculture—Japan—History
Food supply—Japan—History
Agriculture
Food supply
Rice
Japan

Genre(s):

History

ISBN:

1138099295
9781138099296

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-345) and index.

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