The Enclosure of Knowledge: Books, Power and Agrarian Capitalism in Britain, 1660–1800

The Enclosure of Knowledge: Books, Power and Agrarian Capitalism in Britain, 1660–1800
ISBN-10
1316517985
ISBN-13
9781316517987
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
300
Language
English
Published
2022-07-21
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
James D. Fisher

Description

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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