Description
Between the Hammer and the Sickle is an excellent book for anyone who wants to learn more about farming and agriculture. It takes apatient, but thorough, approach to explaining complex topics so that readers can beofdm up on the latest methods and technology. Vickers makes the case that modern farming is essential to the age-old pursuits of working and living hand-on with an animal and that the central figure in the history of agriculture is the seed eater, processor, and farmer himself. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn more about food production and theimplications of globalization.