James D. Fisher (University of Exeter)

The Enclosure of Knowledge

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Produktbeschreibung

The rise of agrarian capitalism in Britain is usually told as a story about markets, land, and wages. This study reveals that it was also about books, knowledge and expertise, challenging the dominant narrative of an agricultural 'enlightenment' and showing how farming books appropriated traditional knowledge in pre-industrial Britain.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 648g
• ISBN-13: 9781316517987
• ISBN-10: 1316517985
• Artikelnr.: 63483115

Autorenporträt

James D. Fisher is a historian of early modern Britain. He is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Exeter (2020-23), and has previously taught history at King's College London, Royal Holloway, and the University of East London. James is trained in disciplines across the humanities and sciences, including political philosophy and physics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Pen over Plough
1. Rethinking Agricultural Books, Knowledge and Labour
2. Learning without Books: The Mystery of Husbandry
3. Standing on the Shoulders of Peasants: The Appropriation of the Art of Husbandry
4. Learning without Labour: Codification and Managerial Knowledge
5. Dividing Head & Hand: Gentleman Farmers, Agriculturists and Expertise
6. Monopolising Knowledge: Professionalisation, Education and Stewards
7. The Master Should Know More: Book-Farming, Power and Resistance
Conclusion: New Histories of Knowledge.