LEADER 03203nam 2200433 450 001 9910506395003321 005 20231110213131.0 010 $a3-030-85343-8 035 $a(CKB)5340000000068471 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6789939 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6789939 035 $a(OCoLC)1283848393 035 $a(EXLCZ)995340000000068471 100 $a20220715d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPlants and politics in Padua during the Age of Revolution, 1820-1848 /$fAriane Dro?scher 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d[2021] 210 4$d©2021 215 $a1 online resource (314 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a3-030-85342-X 327 $aIntro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Padua's Networks -- 2.1 The Spirit of Association -- 2.2 Paduan Associations -- 2.3 Plants and Politics in the Gardening Society -- 2.4 Science as an Instrument for Padua's Regional Influence -- References -- Chapter 3: Plants and the Social Ascent of the Meneghini Family -- 3.1 The Rise of the Meneghini Family -- 3.2 Marriage Politics -- References -- Chapter 4: Garden Politics -- 4.1 The Symbolic Role of Gardens -- 4.2 Romantic Landscapes in Padua -- 4.3 The Meneghini Garden -- References -- Chapter 5: Growing Up in a Progressive Environment -- 5.1 Bleeding Polenta -- 5.2 Bernardi's Lessons -- 5.3 Seeking a Place in the Sun -- References -- Chapter 6: Organization, Cooperation, and Progress in Padua's Political Economy -- 6.1 Botany and Political and Economic Philosophies -- 6.2 Perfecting -- 6.3 Patterns of Social Organization -- 6.4 Organic Frameworks -- 6.5 The 'Law of Progress' -- References -- Chapter 7: Progress, Evolution, and Cellular Constitution -- 7.1 Patterns of Biological Organization -- 7.2 Degrees of Perfection -- 7.3 "The march of nature is always progressive" -- 7.4 Giuseppe's Mission -- References -- Chapter 8: The Sweeping Power of Horticulture -- 8.1 Flowers in Paduan Culture -- 8.2 The Festival of Flowers -- References -- Chapter 9: Cultivating Land and People -- 9.1 The Agrobotanical Garden of Padua -- 9.2 The Land Is a Garden: Romantic Cultivation -- 9.3 Andrea's Il Tornaconto -- 9.4 "Potatoes!" -- References -- Chapter 10: Revolutions and Their Failures -- 10.1 Padua and the European Appeal -- 10.2 "Meneghini for President!" -- 10.3 Broken Dreams -- References -- Chapter 11: Conclusion -- Index. 410 0$aPalgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology 606 $aPlants and history$zItaly$zPadua 615 0$aPlants and history 676 $a945.32108 700 $aDro?scher$b Ariane$0472616 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910506395003321 996 $aPlants and politics in Padua during the Age of Revolution, 1820-1848$92900595 997 $aUNINA