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People of the plow: an agricultural history of Ethiopia, 1800-1990

McCann, James, 1950-

Year: c1995.

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press.

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Frontmatter

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Transliteration

Preface

Prologue: Farms, Agriculture, and History

Part I. The Plow and the Land

1. The Salubrious Highlands: A Historical Setting

2. The Ox-Plow Complex: An Ecological Revolution

3. Farms in the Agrarian Polity: Historical Trends in Population, Farm Resources, and Specialized Agriculture, 1800-1916

Part II. The Plow and Ethiopian Historical Landscapes

4. From Royal Fields to Marginal Lands: Agriculture in Ankober, Shawa, 1840-1990

5. The Plow in the Forest: Agriculture, Population, and Maize Monoculture in Gera

6. Addis Ababa's Kitchen: Food, Forage, and Intensification in a Closed Ox-Plow Economy, Ada, 1800-1990

7. Conclusion: People of the Plow, People of the City

Epilogue

Appendix A: Crop Names

Appendix B: Glossary of Agricultural Terms

Bibliography

Index

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Title:

People of the plow : an agricultural history of Ethiopia, 1800-1990 James C. McCann.

Author:

McCann, James, 1950-

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People of the plow : an agricultural history of Ethiopia, 1800-1990 James C. McCann.
McCann, James, 1950-
Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, c1995.

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• Agriculture -- Ethiopia -- History

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