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The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies. Contributors include: Gary W. Crawford, Robin W. Dennell, and Jack R. Harlan.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. List of Illustrations
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. List of Tables
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. xiii
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  1. List of Contributors
  2. pp. xv-xvi
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  1. Preface to the New Edition
  2. pp. xvii-xviii
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  1. 1 Introduction
  2. pp. 1-6
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  1. 2 Prehistoric Plant Domestication in East Asia
  2. pp. 7-38
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  1. 3 The Origins of Plant Cultivation in the Near East
  2. pp. 39-58
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  1. 4 Indigenous African Agriculture
  2. pp. 59-70
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  1. 5 The Origins of Crop Agriculture in Europe
  2. pp. 71-100
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  1. 6 Prehistoric Plant Husbandry in Eastern North America
  2. pp. 101-119
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  1. 7 Earliest Plant Cultivation in the Desert Borderlands of North America
  2. pp. 121-141
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  1. 8 The Origins of Agriculture in Mesoamerica and Central America
  2. pp. 143-171
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  1. 9 The Origins of Plant Cultivation in South America
  2. pp. 173-205
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  1. 10 Some Concluding Remarks
  2. pp. 207-212
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 213-224
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