Commerce and Character: The Political Economy of the Enlightenment and the American Founding - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Steven Frankel (Editor), John Ray (Editor)Series:American Political ThoughtPublish date:2025-03-26Pages:276
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KansasISBN-13:9780700638307ISBN-10:070063830XUPC:9780700638307Book Category:Political Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Political Economy, Political Ideologies, PoliticalBook Topic:CapitalismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.1707Product ID:SCY68W2Z4N
Commerce and Character: The Political Economy of the Enlightenment and the American Founding
In his 1979 article, "Commerce and Character: The Anglo-American as New-Model Man," Ralph Lerner argued that the American Founders and the political theorists of the commercial republic were charting a new basis for society that broke with the "old order," which was "preoccupied with intangible goods to an extent we now hardly ever see. The king had his glory, the nobles their honor, the...
Series: American Political Thought
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KansasISBN-13:9780700638307ISBN-10:070063830XUPC:9780700638307Book Category:Political Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Political Economy, Political Ideologies, PoliticalBook Topic:CapitalismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.1707Product ID:SCY68W2Z4N
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
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