The Rise of Economic Societies in the Eighteenth Century Patriotic R
This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horiz
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The Rise of Economic Societies in the Eighteenth Century Patriotic Reform in Europe and North America Edited by
Koen Stapelbroek Erasmus University Rotterdam
and
Jani Marjanen University of Helsinki
palgrave
macmillan
Editorial matter, selection and introduction © Koen Stapelbroek and Jani Marjanen 2012 All remaining chapters © their respective authors 2012 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-35417-3 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-34630-1 ISBN 978-1-137-26525-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137265258 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
Contents Acknowledgements
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Notes on Contributors
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1 Political Economy, Patriotism and the Rise of Societies Koen Stapelbroek and Jani Marjanen 2 Agrarian Patriotism and the Landed Interest: The Scottish ‘Society of Improvers in the Knowledge of Agriculture’, 1723–1746 Brian Bonnyman 3 A Kingdom of Cosmopolitan Improvers: The Dublin Society, 1731–1798 James Livesey 4 The Society of Brittany and the Irish Economic Model: International Competition and the Politics of Provincial Development John Shovlin 5 The Georgofili of Florence, 1753–1783: From ‘perfect anarchy’ to Royal Academy Vieri Becagli
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6 Patriotism, Cosmopolitanism and Political Economy in the Accademia dei pugni in Austrian Lombardy, 1760–1780 Sophus A. Reinert
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7 Paternalism and Agricul
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