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Tocqueville´s Political Economy
Richard Swedberg
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Description for Tocqueville´s Political Economy
Hardback. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) has long been recognized as a major political and social thinker as well as historian, but his writings also contain a wealth of little-known insights into economic life and its connection to the rest of society. This title shows that Tocqueville had a highly original and suggestive approach to economics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones. 1 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JHB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) has long been recognized as a major political and social thinker as well as historian, but his writings also contain a wealth of little-known insights into economic life and its connection to the rest of society. In Tocqueville's Political Economy, Richard Swedberg shows that Tocqueville had a highly original and suggestive approach to economics--one that still has much to teach us today. Through careful readings of Tocqueville's two major books and many of his other writings, Swedberg lays bare Tocqueville's ingenious way of thinking about major economic phenomena. At the center of Democracy in America, Tocqueville ... Read more
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) has long been recognized as a major political and social thinker as well as historian, but his writings also contain a wealth of little-known insights into economic life and its connection to the rest of society. In Tocqueville's Political Economy, Richard Swedberg shows that Tocqueville had a highly original and suggestive approach to economics--one that still has much to teach us today. Through careful readings of Tocqueville's two major books and many of his other writings, Swedberg lays bare Tocqueville's ingenious way of thinking about major economic phenomena. At the center of Democracy in America, Tocqueville ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691132990
SKU
V9780691132990
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About Richard Swedberg
Richard Swedberg is professor of sociology at Cornell University. His books include "Principles of Economic Sociology; Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology"; and "Schumpeter: A Biography" (all Princeton).
Reviews for Tocqueville´s Political Economy
"[T]he book is engaging and, along with its 50 pages of notes and source material, offers many insights into this important period in the history of economic thought."
J. Halteman, Choice "Swedberg fills his book with intriguing information, observations, and syntheses, some of which range far beyond his stated topic."
Alan Sica, American Journal of Sociology
J. Halteman, Choice "Swedberg fills his book with intriguing information, observations, and syntheses, some of which range far beyond his stated topic."
Alan Sica, American Journal of Sociology