Notes from the ground : science, soil, and society in the American countryside /

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This text examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in 19th-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history and science studies, this text shows how and why agrarian Americans accepted, resisted and shaped scientific ways of knowing the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cohen, Benjamin R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Yale agrarian studies.
Temas:
1800-1899
Soil science > United States > History > 19th century.
Soils > Environmental aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Agriculture > United States > History > 19th century.
Agriculture > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Pédologie > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sols > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Agriculture > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Soil Science.
SCIENCE > General.
Agriculture
Agriculture > Social aspects
Soil science
Soils > Environmental aspects
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This text examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in 19th-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history and science studies, this text shows how and why agrarian Americans accepted, resisted and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300154924
0300154925
1282352210
9781282352216
9780300177701
0300177704

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