Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. 1. Fields of Plenty and Want 1
5. 2. The Great Historical Arch of Andean Biodiversity 26
6. 3. Transitions in Farm Nature and Society, 1969-1990 68
7. 4. Innovation and the Spaces of Biodiversity 107
8. 5. Loss and Conservation of the Diverse Crops 148
9. 6. Diversity’s Sum: Geography, Ecology- Economy, and Culture 186
10. 7. The Vicissitudes of Biodiversity’s Fortune 218
11. Appendix A. Common Explanations of Genetic Erosion 233
12. Appendix B. Crop Biogeography and Vegetation in Paucartambo 234
13. Appendix C. The Human Geography of Agriculture in the Paucartambo Andes 236
14. Appendix D. Production Techniques and Farm Spaces in Paucartambo 240
15. Appendix E. Cultural Attributes of the Diverse Crops in Paucartambo 244
16. Appendix F. Farm Management of the Diverse Crops 247
17. Notes 251
18. Bibliography 273
19. Index 299