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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ayesha Mukherjee, Ayesha (University of Exeter Mukherjee, Mukherjee Ayesha
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Management; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia
• EAN: 9780367870843
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87084-3
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Serie: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Categorie: 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, Resource Management, History and Archaeology, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Environmental History, early modern science, famine studies, sustainability theory, historical resource management strategies, ecological crisis England