The enclosure of knowledge : books, power and agrarian capitalism in Britain, 1660-1800 / James D. Fisher.
2022
S494.5.A39 F57 2022
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The enclosure of knowledge : books, power and agrarian capitalism in Britain, 1660-1800 / James D. Fisher.
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9781009049283
1009049283
9781316517987
1316517985
1009058991
1009049283
9781316517987
1316517985
1009058991
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Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
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English
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S494.5.A39 F57 2022
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016.630941
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Pen over plough
Rethinking agricultural books, knowledge and labour
Learning without books : the mystery of husbandry
Standing on the shoulders of peasants : the appropriation of the art of husbandry
Learning without labour : codification and managerial knowledge
Dividing head & hand : gentleman farmers, agriculturists and expertise
Monopolising knowledge : professionalisation, education and stewards
The master should know more : book-farming, power and resistance
Conclusion: New histories of knowledge.
Rethinking agricultural books, knowledge and labour
Learning without books : the mystery of husbandry
Standing on the shoulders of peasants : the appropriation of the art of husbandry
Learning without labour : codification and managerial knowledge
Dividing head & hand : gentleman farmers, agriculturists and expertise
Monopolising knowledge : professionalisation, education and stewards
The master should know more : book-farming, power and resistance
Conclusion: New histories of knowledge.