RIVERS OF CHANGE [Hardcover]

SMITH BRUCE D (Author)

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Publication Date: August 17, 1992

Organized into four sections, the twelve chapters of Rivers of Change are concerned with prehistoric Native American societies in eastern North America and their transition from a hunting and gathering way of life to a reliance on food production. Written at different times over a decade, the chapters vary both in length and topical focus. They are joined together, however, by a number of shared “rivers of change.”

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Bruce D. Smith is an archaeologist at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History and is the author, coauthor, or editor of a wide range of works, including The Emergence of Agriculture.

 

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Smithsonian; First Edition edition (August 17, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560981628
• ISBN-13: 978-1560981626
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly researched and didactically presented compendium, April 10, 2007

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This review is from: Rivers of Change: Essays on Early Agriculture in Eastern North America (Paperback)

Now in an updated new edition, Rivers of Change: Essays on Early Agriculture in Eastern North America by Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History archaeologist Bruce D. Smith is a serious-minded chronicle and compendium of what years of research have to say about plant domestication and food production in eastern North America. Occasional black-and-white diagrams and photographs illustrate this studious guide, written for intermediate to advanced students and professionals. Chapters cover "The Floodplain Weed Theory of Plant Domestication in Eastern North America", "The Independent Domestication of Indigenous Seed-Bearing Plants in Eastern North America", "Hopewellian Farmers of Eastern North America", and much more. Extensive citations and an index form the foundation of this thoroughly researched and didactically presented compendium of the latest theories concerning early North American agriculture.