Bread, beer and the seeds of change : agriculture's impact on world history /
Sinclair, Thomas R.,1944-
Sinclair, Carol Janas.
C.A.B. International.
Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CAB International,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references.
Why agriculture? -- What crops to grow? -- Basics of beer and bread -- Human nutrition and diet -- Cropping 101: water, nitrogen, weed control -- Sumerians (~3500 to 2334 BCE) -- Egyptians (~3000 to 1070 BCE) -- Chinese (221 BCE to 220 CE) -- Bantu of Africa (~400 BCE to 300 CE) -- Maya (~150 BCE to 910 CE) -- Athenians (550 to 338 BCE) / Romans (509 BCE to 410 CE) -- Feudal Europeans (800 to 1347) -- British (1700 to 1850) -- Development of science and technology (1850 to 1950) -- Americans (1950 to present) -- Epilogue: future of grain fermentation.
Agriculture
Food
Crop science