Cultivating commerce : cultures of botany in Britain and France 1760-1815 /

A new social history of botany in Britain and France, 1760-1815, demonstrating the significance of commerce, horticulture and amateur scholarship.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Easterby-Smith, Sarah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Colección:Science in History.
Temas:
Botany > Great Britain > History.
Botany > France > History.
NATURE > Plants > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Botany.
Botany.
France.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half title
  • Series
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Maps
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on the Text
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Cultivating Commerce
  • 1 Plant Traders and Expertise
  • 2 Science, Commerce and Culture
  • 3 Amateur Botany
  • 4 Social Status and the Communication of Knowledge
  • 5 Commerce and Cosmopolitanism
  • 6 Cosmopolitanism under Pressure
  • Conclusion: Commerce and Cultivation
  • Bibliography

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