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Author Moon, David, 1959-

Title The plough that broke the steppes : agriculture and environment on Russia's grasslands, 1700-1914 / David Moon.

Publication Info. Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
©2013

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 319 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Oxford studies in modern European history
Oxford studies in modern European history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary This is an environmental history of Russia's steppes. David Moon focuses on the settlement of migrants from central Russia Ukraine, and central Europe, and analyses how naturalists and scientists came to understand the steppe environment, including the origins of the fertile black earth.
Contents ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgements""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Maps""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Glossary""; ""Russian Units of Measure""; ""A Note on Transliteration and Proper Nouns""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I. UNDERSTANDING THE STEPPE ENVIRONMENT""; ""1. The Eyes of Outsiders""; ""2. The Lens of Science and Statistics""; ""PART II. UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE""; ""Introduction: Who is to Blame?""; ""3. Vegetation""; ""4. Climate Change""; ""5. The Land""; ""PART III. COMBATING THE STEPPE ENVIRONMENT?""
""Introduction: What is to be Done?""""6. Planting Trees""; ""7. Irrigation""; ""8. Agronomy""; ""Conclusion""; ""Epilogue""; ""List of Archival Collections Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
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Subject Agricultural innovations -- Russia (Federation) -- History.
Agricultural innovations.
Russia (Federation)
History.
Green technology -- Russia (Federation) -- History.
Green technology.
Steppes -- Russia (Federation)
Steppes.
Agriculture -- Russia (Federation)
Agriculture.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Plough That Broke the Steppes. Oxford Univ Pr 2013 9780199556434 (OCoLC)808415147
ISBN 9780191651038 (electronic book)
0191651036 (electronic book)
9781299241145 (MyiLibrary)
129924114X (MyiLibrary)
9780199556434
0199556431