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Utopia's Garden: French Natural History from Old Regime to Revolution E. C. Spary 2nd edition
Utopia's Garden: French Natural History from Old Regime to Revolution
E. C. Spary
This work traces the scientific, administrative, and political strategies that enabled the foundation of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. It argues that agriculture and animal breeding rank alongside classification and collections in explaining why natural history was important for French rulers.
304 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, 1 table
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 15, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226768632 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 153 × 20 mm · 464 g |
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