Maren Jonasson – författare

The book consists of eleven of the most important writings of Anders Chydenius, an eighteenth century pioneer of freedom and democracy. Thematically they touch upon subject areas such as the freedom of trade and industry, emigration, the monetary system of the Swedish realm in the eighteenth century, the freedom of the press (or as Chydenius said: the freedom of writing and printing), the freedom of information, the rights of the rural working class and the freedom of religion. The book also includes a comprehensive biography of Chydenius written by Lars Magnusson together with commentaries and explanatory notes to each text.

The book consists of eleven of the most important writings of Anders Chydenius, an eighteenth century pioneer of freedom and democracy. Thematically they touch upon subject areas such as the freedom of trade and industry, emigration, the monetary system of the Swedish realm in the eighteenth century, the freedom of the press (or as Chydenius said: the freedom of writing and printing), the freedom of information, the rights of the rural working class and the freedom of religion. The book also includes a comprehensive biography of Chydenius written by Lars Magnusson together with commentaries and explanatory notes to each text.

I Sverige anordnades de första lantbruksmötena redan på 1840-talet. Det var då slutna sammankomster för främst tidens agrara och vetenskapliga eliter. Lösningarna som debatterades skulle sedan spridas till den jordbrukande befolkningen som ju dominerade näringen. Detta gällde inte bara Sverige, även Finland hade liknande utställningar och -möten, som även behandlas i boken. Boken är vackert illustrerad med kataloger, program och affischer, samt med bilder ur arkiv och tidningar.