MAIZE AND GRACE by James C. McCann ( 9780674025578 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

MAIZE AND GRACE
AFRICA'S ENCOUNTER WITH A NEW WORLD CROP, 1500-2000

By:

James C. McCann

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0674025571

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9780674025578

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Publisher:

HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 September, 2007

Pages:

304

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, 2 charts, 6 maps, 10 tables

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Harvard University Press

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