Passions and the interests, the: political arguments for capitalism before its triumph
Auteur :
Hirschman, Albert O.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691160252
Date de publication :
6 oct. 2013
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
170 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Reconstructs the intellectual climate of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to illuminate the intricate ideological transformation that occurred, wherein the pursuit of material interests - so long condemned as the deadly sin of avarice - was assigned the role of containing the unruly and destructive passions of man.