In this comprehensive and innovative Civil War history, R. Douglas Hurt traces the decline and fall of agriculture in the Confederate States of America, the backbone of the Southern economy, which, alongside military strength, Southerners believed would ensure their independence. In a sweeping...

Introduction: climate and agriculture in RussiaThe availability and reliability of statistical agricultural data for Russia -- The pre-revolutionary period (before 1916) -- The post-revolutionary decade (1917-1928) -- The Stalin era (1929-1953) -- The post-Stalin period (after 1953) -- Summary...

The origins of peasant-friendly research in Germany -- The movement for peasant-friendly plant-breeding, 1880-1905 -- Research, development and extension at the South German stations -- Success breeds trouble: the controversy over public-sector breeding, 1902-1933 -- The fate of peasant-friendly...

This paper investigates the long-run effects of climate change on conflict by examining cooling from 1400-1900 CE, a period that includes most of the Little Ice Age. We construct a geo-referenced and digitized database of conflicts in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East from 1400-1900, which...