| 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 |