Plants and politics in Padua during the Age of Revolution, 1820-1848 / / Ariane Dröscher

• Autore: Dröscher Ariane
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 pages)
• Disciplina: 945.32108
• Soggetto topico: Plants and history - Italy - Padua
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Plants and politics in Padua during the Age of Revolution, 1820-1848
• ISBN: 3-030-85343-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910506395003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology