The Influence of England on the French Agronomes, 1750–1789
The Influence of England on the French Agronomes, 1750–1789
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GBPOriginally published in 1953, this book examines the relations between France and England in the second half of the eighteenth century in the sphere of agricultural literature. The text shows how the French 'Agronomes' of the period were heavily influenced by their appreciation of developments in the English agricultural revolution, broadening the investigation of a field opened up by Friedrich Wolters in a section of his Agrarzustande und Agrarprobleme in Frankreich von 1700 bis 1790 (1905). Illustrative figures and a detailed bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in agricultural history, eighteenth-century history and economic history.
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October 2013Paperback
9781107625372
268 pages
216 × 140 × 15 mm
0.35kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I. The Preparatory Period:
- 1700–50:
- 1. French agricultural literature before 1750
- 2. The discovery of English agricultural methods
- Part II. Duhamel du Monceau's Work:
- 3. The old French husbandry
- 4. Tull in France
- 5. Controversy on Duhamel's Nouveau systéme
- Part III. Agrarian Repercussions of the Nouveau Systéme:
- 6. Elaboration of the doctrine of rotative cultivation and its theoretical consequences
- 7. Social, juridical and political implications of the Nouveau systéme
- Part IV. How the New Husbandry Was Intended to Enrich French Agriculture:
- 8. The new crops
- 9. The problem of livestock
- 10. Changes in agricultural implements
- 11. Beginnings of agricultural chemistry
- Part V. Some Aspects of the Internal Life of the Agronomic Movement:
- 12. How the agronomes obtained their information about England, 1750–89
- 13. Practical undertakings of the agronomes
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Bibliography
- Index.
