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The contrast in the rate of growth between Western and Eastern societies since 1800 has caused Asian societies to be characterized as backward and resistant to change, though until 1600 or so certain Asian states were technologically far in advance of Europe. The Rice Economies, drawing on original source materials, examines patterns of technological and social evolution specific to East-Asian wet-rice economies in order to clarfiy some general historical trends in economic development.

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9780631148777 | Blackwell Pub, September 1, 1986, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: The contrast in the rate of growth between Western and Eastern societies since 1800 has caused Asian societies to be characterized as backward and resistant to change, though until 1600 or so certain Asian states were technologically far in advance of Europe.

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9780520086203 | Reprint edition (Univ of California Pr on Demand, April 1, 1994), cover price $30.95
9780631169437 | Reprint edition (Blackwell Pub, August 1, 1989), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: An examination of the patterns of technical and social evolution specific to East Asian wet-rice economies in order to clarify some general historical trends in economic development.

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9789711042110 | Intl Rice Research Inst, November 1, 1989, cover price $19.00

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9789711042080 | Intl Rice Research Inst, November 1, 1989, cover price $23.00

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Product Description: In 1960, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened near Manila in the Philippines. It's goal was to help solve world food problems in such a way that the foundations' economic and political concerns about Asia would be allayed...read more

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9780198283416 | Oxford Univ Pr, June 1, 1991, cover price $72.00 | About this edition: In 1960, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened near Manila in the Philippines.

Book by Dutta, S. K.
By S. K. Dutta and Charles Sloger (editor)

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9788120405608 | South Asia Books, August 1, 1991, cover price $62.50
9780882580524 | Howard Univ Pr, July 1, 1991, cover price $60.00 | About this edition: Book by Dutta, S.

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9789022010464 | Center Agricultural Pub & Document, January 1, 1992, cover price $100.00

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9780824814656 | Reprint edition (Univ of Hawaii Pr, September 1, 1992), cover price $22.00

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Product Description: Rice is the major food staple and an important source of income for millions of people in developing countries. The increases in rice production required to feed expending populations will require even higher growth rates than those experienced during the "Green Revolution...read more

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9789264139428 | Organization for Economic, July 1, 1993, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Rice is the major food staple and an important source of income for millions of people in developing countries.

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9781555874049 | Lynne Rienner Pub, January 1, 1994, cover price $55.00

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9781555874315 | Lynne Rienner Pub, December 1, 1993, cover price $27.50

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Product Description: Focuses on developments in rice storage, quality, processing and utilization, emphasizing their importance to growers, technologists and consumers. This work also provides insight into future advances and examines starch gelatinization in rice during the cooking process.
By Wayne E. Marshall (editor) and James I. Wadsworth (editor)

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9780824788872 | CRC Pr I Llc, January 1, 1994, cover price $319.00 | About this edition: Focuses on developments in rice storage, quality, processing and utilization, emphasizing their importance to growers, technologists and consumers.

Product Description: A fascinating story of a subject central to South-East Asian cultures, this book shows how rice shapes the landscapes that the people of South-East Asia see around them and how it contributes to the ordering of their lives. Not only is rice the staple food in most of the region, but the rice-farm determines the rhythm of the year as its major ceremonials mark the changing seasons...read more

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9789676530387 | Oxford Univ Pr, April 1, 1994, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A fascinating story of a subject central to South-East Asian cultures, this book shows how rice shapes the landscapes that the people of South-East Asia see around them and how it contributes to the ordering of their lives.

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9783540578000 | Gardners Books, October 1, 1994, cover price $111.15
9780387578002 | Springer Verlag, September 1, 1994, cover price $187.00
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Product Description: Any change in the world's climate is a potential threat to global food security. Climate change such as increase in CO2, temperature and ultraviolet-B radiation will influence the production of rice, the world's most important food crop...read more
By K. T. Ingram (editor), H.-U. Neue (editor), S. Peng (editor) and L. H. Ziska (editor)

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9783540589068 | Springer Verlag, March 1, 1995, cover price $99.00 | About this edition: Any change in the world's climate is a potential threat to global food security.

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9780442004859 | 2 edition (Van Nostrand Reinhold, December 1, 1995), cover price $289.00

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9789251036136 | Food & Agriculture Org, December 1, 1995, cover price $12.00

Product Description: First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780815323525 | Routledge, February 1, 1996, cover price $145.00 | About this edition: First Published in 1996.

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9780851987125 | C A B Intl, January 2, 1991, cover price $160.00

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