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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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18597194 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20160806111351.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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150430s2015 cauab b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2015002902 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781611329971 (hardback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781611329988 (paperback) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781611329995 (institutional ebook) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781611327458 (consumer ebook) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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n-mx--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
F1435.3 |
| Item number |
FOR 2015 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
972/.6 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
SOC002000 |
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SOC003000 |
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bisacsh |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Ford, Anabel, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Maya Forest Garden : |
| Remainder of title |
Eight Millennia of Sustainable Cultivation of the Tropical Woodlands / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Anabel Ford and Ronald Nigh. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
California: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Left Voast Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
260 pages : |
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illustrations, maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
New frontiers in historical ecology ; |
| Volume/sequential designation |
Vol. 6 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-250) and index. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Chapter 1: The Context of the Maya Forest Chapter 2: Dwelling in the Maya Forest Chapter 3: Environmental Change and the Historical Ecology of the Maya Forest Chapter 4: Maya Land Use and Population in the Late Classic Period Chapter 5: Forested Landscape of the Ancient Maya Chapter 6: Maya Restoration Agriculture as Conservation for the 21st Century Appendix I: Native Cultigens Appendix II: Favored Trees References Index About the Authors. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"The conventional wisdom says that the devolution of Classic Maya civilization occurred because its population grew too large and dense to be supported by primitive neotropical farming methods, resulting in debilitating famines and internecine struggles. Using research on contemporary Maya farming techniques and important new archaeological research, Ford and Nigh refute this Malthusian explanation of events in ancient Central America and posit a radical alternative theory. The authors show that ancient Maya farmers developed ingenious, sustainable woodland techniques to cultivate numerous food plants (including the staple maize); examine both contemporary tropical farming techniques and the archaeological record (particularly regarding climate) to reach their conclusions; make the argument that these ancient techniques, still in use today, can support significant populations over long periods of time. "-- |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"The conventional wisdom says that the devolution of classic Maya civilization occurred because its population grew too large and dense to be supported by primitive neotropical farming methods, resulting in debilitating famines and internecine struggles. Using research on contemporary Maya farming techniques and important new archaeological research, Ford and Nigh refute this Malthusian explanation of events in ancient Central America and posit a radical alternative theory. The authors -show that ancient Maya farmers developed ingenious, sustainable woodland techniques to cultivate numerous food plants (including the staple maize); -examine both contemporary tropical farming techniques and the archaeological record (particularly regarding climate) to reach their conclusions; -make the argument that these ancient techniques, still in use today, can support significant populations over long periods of time"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mayas |
| General subdivision |
Agriculture. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Indians of Mexico |
| General subdivision |
Agriculture. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Indians of Central America |
| General subdivision |
Agriculture. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. |
| Source of heading or term |
bisacsh |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology. |
| Source of heading or term |
bisacsh |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Nigh, Ronald, |
| Relator term |
author. |
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Library of Congress Classification |
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Books in General collection |
