{"product_id":"9780199559954","title":"The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why did Foragers become Farmers?","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory\u003c\/em\u003e addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massive array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. Against current orthodoxy, Barker develops a strong case for the development of agricultural systems in many areas as transformations in the life-ways of the indigenous forager societies, and argues that these were as much changes in social norms and ideologies as in ways of obtaining food. With a large number of helpful line drawings and photographs as well as a comprehensive bibliography, this authoritative study will appeal to a wide general readership as well as to specialists in a variety of fields.","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009047412976,"sku":"9780199559954","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780199559954_p0.jpg?v=1763669076","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780199559954","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}