Introduction | 7 |
1. ISLANDERS | 9 |
2. SWIDDENERS | 31 |
3. THE RICE GROWERS | 52 |
4. ALPINE PASTORALISTS | 73 |
5. NOMADS | 89 |
6. FISHERMEN | 109 |
7. THE SEASHORE | 122 |
8. HUNTER GATHERERS | 136 |
9. THE POTATO GROWERS | 156 |
10. INDIA AND CHINA | 175 |
11. COMMERCIAL FARMERS | 198 |
12. THE CITY | 219 |
THE ILLUSTRATIONS between pages 240 and 241 | |
Acknowledgments | 241 |
Bibliography | 243 |
Index | 253 |