Against the Grain

Name: Against the Grain
Author: James C. Scott

by James C. Scott

James C. Scott's "Against the Grain," but that's just one of several recent books by Scott drawing on the radical new understanding regarding agriculture and a prehistory in which wild plant use and management was far more subtle (and productive) than realized before.

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Gary Snyder

"James C. Scott's "Against the Grain," but that's just one of several recent books by Scott drawing on the radical new understanding regarding agriculture and a prehistory in which wild plant use and management was far more subtle (and productive) than realized before."

By the Book: Gary Snyder · nytimes.com