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Physics and politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society / Walter Bagehot ; with an introduction and notes by Roger Kimball.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bagehot, Walter, 1826-1877.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- Nationalism.
- Evolution.
- Physical Description:
- xl, 211 pages ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Physics and politics
- Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, [1999]
- Summary:
- A brilliant essay in social psychology and one of the great short masterpieces of 19th-century thought, Physics and Politics defines with grim humor the conditions of stability and social progress. ""We go to Bagehot for something that seems very difficult to convey accurately through mere definition or single examples--the true character of political man."" --Jacques Barzun. With an Introduction and Notes by Roger Kimball.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1566632218
- OCLC:
- 40716224
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