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Books, Power and Agrarian Capitalism in Britain, 1660–1800
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The rise of agrarian capitalism in Britain is usually told as a story about markets, land and wages. The Enclosure of Knowledge reveals that it was also about books, knowledge and expertise. It argues that during the early modern period, farming books were a key tool in the appropriation of the traditional art of husbandry possessed by farm workers of all kinds. It challenges the dominant narrative of an agricultural 'enlightenment', in which books merely spread useful knowledge, by showing how codified knowledge was used to assert greater managerial control over land and labour. The proliferation of printed books helped divide mental and manual labour to facilitate emerging social divisions between labourers, managers and landowners. The cumulative effect was the slow enclosure of customary knowledge. By synthesising diverse theoretical insights, this study opens up a new social history of agricultural knowledge and reinvigorates long-term histories of knowledge under capitalism.

Author Biography:

James D. Fisher is a historian of early modern Britain. He is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Exeter (2020–23), and has previously taught history at King's College London, Royal Holloway, and the University of East London. James is trained in disciplines across the humanities and sciences, including political philosophy and physics.
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July 21st, 2022
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  • General (US: Trade)
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Worked examples or Exercises
Pages
300
Dimensions
157x235x23
ISBN-13
9781316517987
Product ID
35678078

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