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Apples and Orchards since the Eighteenth Century
Joanna Crosby
其他書名
Material Innovation and Cultural Tradition
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023-11-16
主題History / Social HistorySocial Science / Agriculture & FoodBusiness & Economics / Economic History
ISBN13503784969781350378490
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AE_eEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Showing how the history of the apple goes far beyond the orchard and into the social, cultural and technological developments of Britain and the USA, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to reveal the importance of the apple as a symbol of both tradition and innovation.

From the 18th century in Britain, technology innovation in fruit production and orchard management resulted in new varieties of apples being cultivated and consumed, while the orchard became a representation of stability. In America orchards were contested spaces, as planting seedling apple trees allowed settlers to lay a claim to land. In this book Joanna Crosby explores how apples and orchards have reflected the social, economic and cultural landscape of their times. From the association between English apples and 'English' virtues of plain speaking, hard work and resultant high-quality produce, to practices of wassailing highlighting the effects of urbanisation and the decline of country ways and customs, Apples and Orchards from the Eighteenth Century shows how this everyday fruit provides rich insights into a time of significant social change.