Utopia's garden : French natural history from Old Regime to Revolution

Utopia's garden : French natural history from Old Regime to Revolution / E.C. Spary.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Spary, E. C. (Emma C.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2000.
Subjects:	Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France) > History > 18th century. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France) Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (Paris) > 18e siècle. 1700-1799 Natural history > France > History > 18th century. NATURE > General. Natural history Gartenkunst Utopie Natuurlijke historie. Sciences naturelles > France > 18e siècle. France Frankreich History
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Table of Contents:

The Place of Histoire naturelle at the Jardin du Roi
Acting at a Distance: Andre Thouin and the Function of Botanical Networks
Naturalizing the Tree of Liberty: Generation, Degeneration, and Regeneration in the Jardin du Roi
Patronage, Community, and Power: Strategies of Self-Presentation in New Regimes
The Spectacle of Nature: The Museum d'Histoire Naturelle and the Jacobins
Conclusion: Possible Futures.