{"product_id":"utopias-garden-french-natural-history-from-old-regime-to-revolution-paperback","title":"Utopia's Garden: French Natural History from Old Regime to Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. C. Spary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe royal Parisian botanical garden, the Jardin du Roi, was a jewel in the crown of the French Old Regime, praised by both rulers and scientific practitioners. Yet unlike many such institutions, the Jardin not only survived the French Revolution but by 1800 had become the world's leading public establishment of natural history: the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e E. C. Spary traces the scientific, administrative, and political strategies that enabled the foundation of the Muséum, arguing that agriculture and animal breeding rank alongside classification and collections in explaining why natural history was important for French rulers. But the Muséum's success was also a consequence of its employees' Revolutionary rhetoric: by displaying the natural order, they suggested, the institution could assist in fashioning a self-educating, self-policing Republican people. Natural history was presented as an indispensable source of national prosperity and individual virtue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spary's fascinating account opens a new chapter in the history of France, science, and the Enlightenment.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe royal Parisian botanical garden, the Jardin du Roi, was a jewel in the crown of the French Old Regime, praised by both rulers and scientific practitioners. Yet unlike many such institutions, the Jardin not only survived the French Revolution but by 1800 had become the world's leading public establishment of natural history: the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE. C. Spary traces the scientific, administrative, and political strategies that enabled the foundation of the Muséum, arguing that agriculture and animal breeding rank alongside classification and collections in explaining why natural history was important for French rulers. But the Muséum's success was also a consequence of its employees' Revolutionary rhetoric: by displaying the natural order, they suggested, the institution could assist in fashioning a self-educating, self-policing Republican people. Natural history was presented as an indispensable source of national prosperity and individual virtue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpary's fascinating account opens a new chapter in the history of France, science, and the Enlightenment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. C. Spary\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for History of Science, Berlin, Germany. She is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCultures of Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.04 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039760486480,"sku":"9780226768632","price":86.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/UTVwdmdZdThuakoyMnkvcDhnUVdnZz09.webp?v=1771841744","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/utopias-garden-french-natural-history-from-old-regime-to-revolution-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}