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Tocqueville's Political Economy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Tocqueville's Political Economy
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Richard Swedberg
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:352 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Social and political philosophy
Political economy
Economic history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691178011
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| Classifications | Dewey:330 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
27 February 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
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 sug
Author Biography
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"[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
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