Penury Into Plenty - Dearth and the Making of Knowledge in Early Modern England

Penury into Plenty demonstrates that the investigation of past ecological consciousness and environmental change is vital for understanding contemporary concerns. By drawing upon environmental, economic, scientific and literary history and theory, this book examines the socio-economic and ecological crises in England in the 1590s.

List of contents

1. Introduction: The Problem of Dearth in Early Modern England

2. Literatures of Dearth

3. Dearth and Knowledge-making

4. Dearth Science, Sustainability, and the Economy of Manure

5. Sustainable Households

6. Trading in Dearth

About the author

Ayesha Mukherjee is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter. Her research is focused on early modern English literature and cultural history.

Summary

Penury into Plenty demonstrates that the investigation of past ecological consciousness and environmental change is vital for understanding contemporary concerns. By drawing upon environmental, economic, scientific and literary history and theory, this book examines the socio-economic and ecological crises in England in the 1590s.

Product details

• Authors: Ayesha Mukherjee, Ayesha (University of Exeter Mukherjee, Mukherjee Ayesha
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367870843
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87084-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, Economic history, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599