Utopia's garden : French natural history from Old Regime to Revolution /
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| Author / Creator: | Spary, E. C. (Emma C.) |
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| Imprint: | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000. |
| Description: | xv, 321 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Local Note: | University of Chicago Library's copy 3 is a paperback. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4378829 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Place of Histoire naturelle at the Jardin du Roi
- 2. Acting at a Distance: André Thouin and the Function of Botanical Networks
- 3. Naturalizing the Tree of Liberty: Generation, Degeneration, and Regeneration in the Jardin du Roi
- 4. Patronage, Community, and Power: Strategies of Self-Presentation in New Regimes
- 5. The Spectacle of Nature: The Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle and the Jacobins
- Conclusion: Possible Futures
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
