Topsoil and Civilization
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1955. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and maps. First edition, first printing. Publisher's brown cloth, top stain brown, in dust jacket ($3.95). Very faint sunning upper/lower edges, still fine in near fine, lightly edge worn dust jacket, in mylar cover. Item #235210
THE RISE AND FALL OF CIVILIZATION––WRITTEN IN THE SOIL
Like the very soil it examines, Topsoil and Civilization is a rich blend of ancient and modern, agriculture and conservation, pragmatism and philosophical inquiry. In this groundbreaking work, Dale and Carter trace the rise and fall of civilization through the use and degradation of the soil. From the Nile Valley to modern Europe to present day United States, the authors offer a sweeping interdisciplinary narrative that connects environmental health with cultural survival. A strikingly relevant text in an age of ecological reckoning, and notably scarce in its first edition hardcover form.
Price: $125.00