The Cultural History of Plants 2005 1st Edition By Sir Ghillean Prance, Mark Nesbitt ISBN 9780415927468 0415927463

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ISBN 10: 0415927463
ISBN 13:  9780415927468

Author: Sir Ghillean Prance, Mark Nesbitt 

This valuable reference will be useful for both scholars and general readers. It is both botanical and cultural, describing the role of plant in social life, regional customs, the arts, natural and covers all aspects of plant cultivation and migration and covers all aspects of plant cultivation and migration. The text includes an explanation of plant names and a list of general references on the history of useful plants.

Table of contents: 

Part 1 The Seeds of Time Ghillean T Prance

Chapter 1 The Hunter-Gatherers Ivan Crowe
Chapter 2 Origins and Spread of Agriculture David R Harris

Part 2 The Migration of Plants Ghillean T Prance

Chapter 3 Gathering Food from the Wild Andrea Pieroni
Chapter 4 Grains Mark Nesbitt
Chapter 5 Roots and Tubers Helen Sanderson
Chapter 6 Fruits Charles R Clement
Chapter 7 Herbs and Vegetables Jane M Renfrew Helen Sanderson
Chapter 8 Nuts Seeds and Pulses Georgina Pearman
Chapter 9 Spices Barbara Pickersgill
Chapter 10 Caffeine Alcohol and Sweeteners Hans T Beck
Chapter 11 Psychoactive Plants Richard Rudgley
Chapter 12 Plants as Medicines Michael Heinrich Andrea Pieroni Paul Bremner
Chapter 13 Fragrant Plants By Sue Minter
Chapter 14 Ornamentals Peter Barnes
Chapter 15 Natural Fibers and Dyes Frances A Wood George A F Roberts
Chapter 16 Wood Tony Russell
Chapter 17 Materials Daphne Hakuno

Part 3 Today and Tomorrow Ghillean T Prance

Chapter 18 Age of Industrialization and Agro-Industry Andrew B Jacobson
Chapter 19 Invasives Vernon Heywood
Chapter 20 Conservation of Wild Plants David R Given Nigel Maxted
Chapter 21 Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources Nigel Maxted David R Given

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