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Book Title: Maize for the Gods : Unearthing the 9000-Year History of Corn
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Michael Blake
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Latin America / Mexico, Archaeology, Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Technology & Engineering, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
