Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations.nfo
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Complete name : Dirt The Erosion of Civilizations Pt1.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 92.4 MiB
Duration : 6h 43mn
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Album : Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
Album/Performer : David R. Montgomery
Track name : Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations Part 1
Track name/Position : 01
Performer : David R. Montgomery
Genre : Audiobook
Recorded date : 2007
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Duration : 6h 45mn
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Dirt, soil, call it what you want - it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations explores the compelling idea that we are - and have long been - using up Earth's soil. Once pared of protective vegetation and exposed to wind and rain, cultivated soils erode bit by bit, slowly enough to be ignored in a single lifetime but fast enough over centuries to limit the lifespan of civilizations.
A rich mix of history, archaeology, and geology, Dirt traces the role of soil use and abuse in the history of Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, China, European colonialism, Central America, and the American push westward. We see how soil has shaped us and how we have shaped soil - as society after society has risen, prospered, and plowed through a natural endowment of fertile dirt.
David R. Montgomery sees in the recent rise of organic and no-till farming hope for a new agricultural revolution that might help us avoid the fate of previous civilizations. The book is published by University of California Press.
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