- 580 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
Examining the mutual influence between rice and human social evolution over the past 9000 years, this book discusses man's use of the rice plant and its various parts and the genetic and cultivative improvement of the plant by man to increase productivity. It looks at the variations in use from region to region and the drastic and sometimes riotous reactions of the population to rice scarcity. Additionally, this book studies rice as a form of currency, a ration for military conquest, and the impetus for fantastic feats of engineering.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1: Domestication and Diaspora of Rice
- 2: Tai Participation in the Spread of Rice Agriculture in Asia
- 3: Rice in Social and Cultural Life of People
- 4: Domestication of Rice in China and Its Cultural Heritage
- 5: History of Rice Culture in Korea: Origin, Antiquity and Diffusion
- 6: History of Rice in Japan
- 7: History of Rice in Southeast Asia and Australia
- 8: History of Rice in South Asia (Up to 1947)
- 9: History of Rice in South Asia (1947-2007)
- 10: History of Rice in Western and Central Asia
- 11: History of Rice in Europe
- 12: History of Rice in Africa
- 13: The Rice Industry of the United States
- 14: History of Rice in Latin America
- 15: History of Rice Marketing
- 16: A Century of Rice Breeding, Its Impact and Challenges Ahead
- References Cited
- Index
- Color Plate Section