Notes from the Ground
Download or Read eBook Notes from the Ground PDF written by Benjamin R. Cohen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Benjamin R. Cohen |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2009-10-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300154924 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0300154925 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Notes from the Ground by : Benjamin R. Cohen
Book excerpt: This text examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in 19th-century America. Integrating the history of science, environmental history and science studies, this text shows how and why agrarian Americans accepted, resisted and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land.
