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Agrarian History of Sweden
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Description for Agrarian History of Sweden
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive account of the agrarian history of Sweden from Neolithic times onwards. This title focuses on the men and women who cultivated the land, the technologies they developed and the way they farmed. It is useful reading for students, scholars, and indeed for those with an interest in Swedish history. Editor(s): Myrdal, Janken; Morell, Mats. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
This is the first comprehensive account in English of the agrarian history of Sweden from Neolithic times up to the present. It focuses on the men and women who cultivated the land, the technologies they developed and the way they farmed. What was produced and what quality of life did the farmers have? This book is written by the leading specialists in the field who have brought their profound knowledge and enthusiasm to the rich descriptions of crops, landscapes, animals, and farms in different regions and periods. With a chronological approach, the authors investigate the relationships and interactions between different ... Read more
This is the first comprehensive account in English of the agrarian history of Sweden from Neolithic times up to the present. It focuses on the men and women who cultivated the land, the technologies they developed and the way they farmed. What was produced and what quality of life did the farmers have? This book is written by the leading specialists in the field who have brought their profound knowledge and enthusiasm to the rich descriptions of crops, landscapes, animals, and farms in different regions and periods. With a chronological approach, the authors investigate the relationships and interactions between different ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nordic Academic Press Sweden
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Lund, Sweden
ISBN
9789185509560
SKU
V9789185509560
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About N/a
Janken Myrdal is a professor of agrarian history at the Swedish University of Agricultural Science in Uppsala, Sweden. Mats Morell is a professor of economic history at Stockholm University.
Reviews for Agrarian History of Sweden
it is an impressive achievement to cover six thousand years of history in only three hundred pages and to do so by offering many perspectives in an accessible way. The book can be recommended to everyone more about Swedish agricultural history. Moreover, the book could be even more useful for researchers doing comparative agricultural history.Erland Mårald, Umeå Universitet, Agricultural History, ... Read more