A societal history of potato knowledge in Sweden c. 1650–1800.
This article concerns the societal history of potato knowledge in early modern Sweden. Focusing on the communication process, it analyses when, how, why, and which type of knowledge of the potato was communicated and ultimately experienced a societal breakthrough in early modern Sweden. The article...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of History Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 42 - 63 |
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Feb2021
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