This second part of the sixth volume of Joeph Needham's great enterprise is an account of the technological history of Chinese agriculture.
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"[An] astonishing and enduring study...[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task."
Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books
"Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man."
Laurence Picken, Cambridge University
This second part of the sixth volume of Joeph Needham's great enterprise is an account of the technological history of agriculture, with major sections devoted to field systems, implements and techniques (sowing, harvesting, storing) and crop systems (what has grown and where and how crops rotated).
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Da: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hard cover. Condizione: Very good. No jacket. Volume 6, part 2 only. Cover corners are bumped and worn. Spine is bumped, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. Codice articolo 1149949
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Da: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Very good hardcover, 25.5 cm, 724 pages. Jacket edgeworn. Codice articolo 116827
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Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0521250765I3N01
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Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR013825699
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Da: Orchid Press, Trinity East, NL, Canada
Hardbound. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. This volume is the most comprehensive study of Chinese agriculture to be published in the West. From a huge mass of source material often confusing and obscure, and from first-hand study in China, Ms. Bray brings order and illumination to a crucial area of Chinese technological development. An essential reference. Cambridge UP appointed Caves Books as the authorized publisher of this series in Taiwan. Tape residue on endpapers; otherwise cover, dj and all internal pages in new, unread condition. xxvii, 724 pp., 271 b&w illust. Size: 25 x 18 cm. Codice articolo 001865
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Da: Librairie Sheehy (Theologia Books), La Charite sur Loire, Francia
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Reprint of 1984. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. xxvii, 724pp. Codice articolo 037679
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Da: DeckleEdge LLC, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: new. Codice articolo Shelfdream0521250765
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Da: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Codice articolo 45N66_72_0521250765
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Da: Douglas Books, Tunbridge Wells, Regno Unito
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Black gilt-lettered spine and illustrated boards. f/[iece (Chinese with one red character)+ t.p. with red pub. logo. xxvii (inc. all prelims) + 724 + (4 blank), 271 figrues of various kinds inc. many full page; this is virtually As New but for small scrap of adhesion between last blank and recto rear end-paper of trivial significance. Apparently one of the scarcest titles in this series, perhaps the greatest scholarship project of the 20th century. 19.5 cm x 25 cm. Codice articolo 014322
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