Biancamaria Fontana

Rethinking the Politics of Commercial Society

The Edinburgh Review 1802 1832

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the sources of modern British liberalism through a study of the Edinburgh Review.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9780521303354
• ISBN-10: 0521303354
• Artikelnr.: 26433164

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Scottish theories of commercial society and the French Revolution
2. Adam Smith's heritage: the Edinburgh reviewers and the Wealth of Nations
3. The definition of political economy: political economy as a social science
4. The Edinburgh reviewers and the Whig party
5. Commercial society and its enemies: the debate on the First Reform Bill
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.