This book brings together perspectives on food security and related environmental concerns from experts in the disciplines of literary studies, history, science, and social sciences.
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.
This book brings together perspectives on food security and related environmental concerns from experts in the disciplines of literary studies, history, science, and social sciences.
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. Ayesha Mukherjee particularly examines the activities and theories of prolific "dearth scientist", Sir Hugh Platt,...
