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Dirt, soil, call it what you want--it is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. In this natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern environmental calamities, earth scientist Montgomery explores the idea that we are--and have long been--using up Earth's soil. Once bare 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 time to limit the lifespan of civilizations. Montgomery traces the role of soil use and abuse in the history of Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, China, Native American civilizations, European colonialism, and the American push westward. We see how soil has shaped history--as society after society has risen, prospered, and plowed through a natural endowment of fertile dirt, leaving a legacy of impoverished lands.--From publisher description.
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Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
2012, University of California Press
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1280492015 9781280492013
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Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, with a New Preface
2012, University of California Press
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0520952111 9780520952119
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Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
2008, University of California Press
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0520258061 9780520258068
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Dirt: the Erosion of Civilizations
2007, University of California Press
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1282759493 9781282759497
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Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
May 14, 2007, University of California Press
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Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
2007, University of California Press
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0520933168 9780520933163
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