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Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)

Benjamin R. Cohen

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Description:Notes from the Ground examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in nineteenth-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history, and science studies, the book shows how and why agrarian Americans—yeoman farmers, gentleman planters, politicians, and policy makers alike—accepted, resisted, and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land. By detailing the changing perceptions of soil treatment, Benjamin Cohen shows that the credibility of new soil practices grew not from the arrival of professional chemists, but out of an existing ideology of work, knowledge, and citizenship.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside (Yale Agrarian Studies Series). To get started finding Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside (Yale Agrarian Studies Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Notes from the Ground examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in nineteenth-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history, and science studies, the book shows how and why agrarian Americans—yeoman farmers, gentleman planters, politicians, and policy makers alike—accepted, resisted, and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land. By detailing the changing perceptions of soil treatment, Benjamin Cohen shows that the credibility of new soil practices grew not from the arrival of professional chemists, but out of an existing ideology of work, knowledge, and citizenship.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside (Yale Agrarian Studies Series). To get started finding Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside (Yale Agrarian Studies Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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