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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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The Enclosure of Knowledge, James Fisher
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- 2024
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- Title
- The Enclosure of Knowledge
- Language
- English
- Authors
- James Fisher
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2024
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1009048732
- ISBN13
- 9781009048736
- Category
- Social sciences, History
- 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.