The Influence of England on the French Agronomes, 1750-1789 (Paperback)

Preface; Part I. The Preparatory Period: 1700?50: 1. French agricultural literature before 1750; 2. The discovery of English agricultural methods; Part II. Duhamel du Monceau's Work: 3. The old French husbandry; 4. Tull in France; 5. Controversy on Duhamel's Nouveau systeme; Part III. Agrarian Repercussions of the Nouveau Systeme: 6. Elaboration of the doctrine of rotative cultivation and its theoretical consequences; 7. Social, juridical and political implications of the Nouveau systeme; Part IV. How the New Husbandry Was Intended to Enrich French Agriculture: 8. The new crops; 9. The problem of livestock; 10. Changes in agricultural implements; 11. Beginnings of agricultural chemistry; Part V. Some Aspects of the Internal Life of the Agronomic Movement: 12. How the agronomes obtained their information about England, 1750?89; 13. Practical undertakings of the agronomes; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Bibliography; Index.