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Agricultural Enlightenment: Knowledge, Technology, and Nature, 1750-1840 /

'Agricultural Enlightenment' explores the modernization of the rural economy in Europe through the lens of the Enlightenment. It focuses on the second half of the eighteenth century and emphasises the role of useful knowledge in the process of agrarian change and agricultural development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Peter, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Agriculture > Europe > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment > Europe.
Agriculture > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières > Europe.
Agriculture
Enlightenment
Europe
1700-1799
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:'Agricultural Enlightenment' explores the modernization of the rural economy in Europe through the lens of the Enlightenment. It focuses on the second half of the eighteenth century and emphasises the role of useful knowledge in the process of agrarian change and agricultural development.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191784293
019178429X
0198716079
9780198716075