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Penury into plenty : dearth and the making of knowledge in early modern England / Ayesha Mukherjee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mukherjee, Ayesha
- Series:
- Routledge research in early modern history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1608.
- Plat, Hugh.
- Poverty--Social aspects--England--History--16th century.
- Poverty.
- Famines--Social aspects--England--History--16th century.
- Famines.
- England--Intellectual life--16th century.
- England.
- Science--Social aspects--England--History--16th century.
- Science.
- Poverty in literature.
- Famines in literature.
- Human ecology--England--History--16th century.
- Human ecology.
- Sustainability--England--History--16th century.
- Sustainability.
- England--Environmental conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2015.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Problem of Dearth in Early Modern England
- Literatures of Dearth
- Dearth and Knowledge-making
- Dearth Science, Sustainability, and the Economy of Manure
- Sustainable Households
- Trading in Dearth.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-260) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781315739182 (electronic bk.)
- 1315739186 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90102295036
- 40024490441
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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