James D. Fisher The Enclosure of Knowledge. Books, Power, and Agrarian Capitalism in Britain, 1660–1800. [Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History.] Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [etc.] 2022. xiii, 330 pp. Ill. £75.00. (E-book: 99.99.)

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James D. Fisher The Enclosure of Knowledge. Books, Power, and Agrarian Capitalism in Britain, 1660–1800. [Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History.] Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [etc.] 2022. xiii, 330 pp. Ill. £75.00. (E-book: 99.99.) - Volume 68 Issue 3

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• V. grateful for this review of my book by Myrdal, but it feels like a missed opportunity for productive debate. As I'd expect, he is critical (being aligned with paradigm I critique), but disappointin [bsky, 3 points, 1 comments]

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