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Item Details
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MAIZE AND GRACE
AFRICA'S ENCOUNTER WITH A NEW WORLD CROP, 1500-2000 |
| By: |
James C. McCann |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£18.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674017188 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674017184 |
| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
11 March, 2005 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Sometime around 1500 AD, an African farmer planted a maize seed imported from the New World. That act set in motion the remarkable saga of one of the world's most influential crops - one that would transform the future of Africa and of the Atlantic world. This work deals with this subject. |
| Synopsis: |
Sometime around 1500 A.D., an African farmer planted a maize seed imported from the New World. That act set in motion the remarkable saga of one of the world's most influential crops - one that would transform the future of Africa and of the Atlantic world. Africa's experience with maize is distinctive but also instructive from a global perspective: experts predict that by 2020 maize will become the world's most cultivated crop. |
| Illustrations: |
31 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 7 maps & 10 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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